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To estimate and to assess Is there a difference. When I should use them? How to say: I want you to assess (estimate/ evaluate) the cost of my house (work, quality)
Feb 4, 2016 9:35 PM
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An assessment is a process of rating or judging something against a concrete set of standards. For example, if you are assessing a patient you may be taking readings such as blood pressure and respiration rate, and making a judgment on the state of the patient based on the results. An estimation is a reasonable guess or opinion. For example, if someone hands you a box of marbles and asks you how many are in there, without counting them, you would say something like 'In my estimation, the box contains 50 marbles.'
February 4, 2016
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They are almost synonyms ,yet 'estimate ' is more concerned in one of its meanings with values, quantities and numbers. Example : " The current population of India is estimated at so and so .." 'Assess' differs when you refer to assessing a situation for example . So in brief 'assess' is more concerned with the nature and quality of the issue ,while ' estimate ' i associated with the quantitive evaluation , it has more often to do with calculations !
February 4, 2016
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In my opinion, it should be: "I want to estimate the value of my house" "assess" means testing the ability of something or someone. For example, I want to assess the quality of public transport service in Australia.
February 4, 2016
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