imputation

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of putting or imposing something, especially a belief, theory, or interpretation, upon something or someone.

• Noun

  The assignment of a value to a variable, often using statistical methods, when some data is missing or uncertain.

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with imputation
putation , mutation , station , frustration

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Variants

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imputation , imputations , imputative , imputatively

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Forms

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imputed, imputing, imputes

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from Latin imputare, from in- 'in' + pondus 'weight, charge'.

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Trivia

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1. Imputation is a Latin word meaning 'to weigh or charge'.

2. In law, imputation can refer to the transfer of legal responsibility or blame from one party to another.

3. In statistics, imputation is a method used to fill in missing data with estimated values.

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Related Concepts

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1. Statistical inference: The process of making statistical conclusions about a population based on a sample.

2. Data imputation: The process of replacing missing data with estimated values.

3. Attribution theory: A psychological theory that explains how people attribute causes and responsibilities for their own and others' behavior.

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Culture

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Imputation is a term used in various fields such as law, statistics, and philosophy. In law, it refers to the act of attributing blame or responsibility to someone. In statistics, it refers to the process of estimating missing data based on available information. In philosophy, it refers to the attribution of properties or characteristics to an object or concept.

How to Memorize "imputation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the act of putting a weight or charge onto something or someone.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of assigning a value or attributing a property.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the etymology: in- 'in' + pondus 'weight, charge'.

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