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US 2002/0161592 A1Published application
Method for handling estimation/ratioing of adjustment
OwnerJolan Fredda Lobb, Richard Joseph Olsen +3inventors
InventorsJolan Fredda Lobb, Richard Joseph Olsen, Ray Allison Young, Robert Carlton Whittum, David Henry Manka
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Abstract
An improved method allows estimation of selected parameters of a given population based on non-homogenous sampling of the population data. In the method, an algorithm is applied to data in a ‘least parts’ approach, to facilitate the assumption that sampling of data is ‘piece-wise’ homogenous, when it is known that overall, the data sampling is not homogeneous.
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A method for estimating conditions for a population of unknown conditions comprising the steps of
- (a) accumulating data for a specific population including population members having known parameters and population members having unknown parameters, wherein said specific population is defined for a specific time period, and a specific product,
- (b) retaining data for said specific population for a period of time,
- (c) breaking down the population members having known parameters into specific categories of conditions for all specific time periods reported,
- (d) applying the condition rate for said population members having known parameters to the specific population for a specific time period.
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