Testimator
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A testimator is an estimator
whose value depends on the result of a test for statistical significance
. In the simplest case the value of the final estimator is that of the basic estimator
if the test result is significant, and otherwise the value is zero. However more general testimators are possible.
An early use of the term "testimator" way made by Brewster & Zidek (1974).
Estimator
In statistics, an estimator is a rule for calculating an estimate of a given quantity based on observed data: thus the rule and its result are distinguished....
whose value depends on the result of a test for statistical significance
Statistical significance
In statistics, a result is called statistically significant if it is unlikely to have occurred by chance. The phrase test of significance was coined by Ronald Fisher....
. In the simplest case the value of the final estimator is that of the basic estimator
Estimator
In statistics, an estimator is a rule for calculating an estimate of a given quantity based on observed data: thus the rule and its result are distinguished....
if the test result is significant, and otherwise the value is zero. However more general testimators are possible.
An early use of the term "testimator" way made by Brewster & Zidek (1974).