Jackknife
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jackknife is a noun meaning (statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
Meaning
(statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of jack-knife.
- Alternative form of jack-knife.
Example Sentences
[…] near it is a cluster of weapons of villanous aspect, comprising every thing from a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife or a Smith & Wesson revolver.
Word Forms
- jackknives
- jackknifes
- jackknifing
- jackknifed
Synonyms for jackknife
Depending on context, synonyms include leave-one-out, clasp knife.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clasp knife, dive, jack-knife, sampling, pseudosampling, studentization.
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