imputation
noun
im·pu·ta·tion
ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən 
1
2
: something imputed
imputatively
adverb
Examples of imputation in a Sentence
I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money.
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Multiple imputation became the go-to technique in medicine.
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Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
According to reports from the BLS, around 50% of the CPI data is based on imputations, meaning that roughly half of the information used to calculate the Consumer Price Index is estimated, not direct measures of prices; interest rates (important credit prices) are not directly included.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But as college campuses have been roiled by pro-Palestinian protests and accusations of antisemitism in recent months, Ressa has now been accused by a Republican congresswoman and prominent Harvard alum of being antisemitic—an imputation that Ressa categorically denied to TIME on Monday.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 May 2024
Much will depend on the imputations that drive the PCE index (e.g. housing expense, rent etc.).
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
According to reports from the BLS, around 50% of the CPI data is based on imputations, meaning that roughly half of the information used to calculate the Consumer Price Index is estimated, not direct measures of prices; interest rates (important credit prices) are not directly included.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But as college campuses have been roiled by pro-Palestinian protests and accusations of antisemitism in recent months, Ressa has now been accused by a Republican congresswoman and prominent Harvard alum of being antisemitic—an imputation that Ressa categorically denied to TIME on Monday.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 May 2024
Much will depend on the imputations that drive the PCE index (e.g. housing expense, rent etc.).
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Imputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imputation. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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imputation
noun
im·pu·ta·tion
ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən
: the act or an instance of imputing
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