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Foolfish Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

estimation and inference

hi, all! Anybody tell me the difference between estimation and inference? thx.
  

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Estimation is the examination of current data; inference means deducing something from current data. Foolfish hi, all! Anybody tell me the difference between estimation and inference?

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  • Estimation is the examination of current data; inference means deducing something from current data.
  • Foolfish hi, all!
  • Anybody tell me the difference between estimation and inference?
  • thx.
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Estimation is the examination of current data; inference means deducing something from current data.
Foolfishhi, all! Anybody tell me the difference between estimation and inference? thx.
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Welcome to English Forums!

In very basic terms, an estimation is a guess and an inference is a logical conclusion.

See www.m-w.com for word meanings.

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