This paper investigates a property of estimators called stability. The stability exponent of an estimator is defined to be a measure of the effect of any single observation in the sample on the ...

Horvitz-Thompson estimators based on estimated inclusion probabilities are developed for line transect surveys in which some of the central assumptions of conventional line transect theory fail. The ...

With more than 35 years of experience as a construction electrician, industrial maintenance electrician, foreman, estimator, estimating manager, and project manager, Don has used what he learned to ...

A long time ago I had a client whose estimators didn’t account for traffic delays on a job in Boston and it ended up costing them big. They were estimating an 8 hour day on the job but on ...

Why is a weekly meeting so vital to the success of an electrical contractor? Because depending on the size of the company, salaries for estimators are typically one of the largest overhead expenses.

If you're spending more time managing your takeoff tool than actually estimating, you're not alone. Many teams using outdated manual methods find that traditional tools slow down the process. That's ...

Cost Estimators made a median salary of $74,740 in 2023. The best-paid 25% made $96,740 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $57,130.