over-estimating

Skeptics say the USDA could be over-estimating corn stocks too, which were far higher than consensus forecasts at 3.67 million bushels.

Corn's Shifting Data Andrew Peaple 2011

Villager after villager said their compensation was skimmed by cadres, usually by undervaluing the farmers' plots of land and over-estimating their own holdings.

China water resettlement: 'Honest folk have lost out' 2011

I think this episode will show that you are over-estimating the availability of the data.

Open Climate Science or Denial of Service attacks? | Serendipity 2009

Mel, I think you might be dramatically over-estimating the size of current curricula.

Letting students choose the books, eh? 2010

Bottom line is that we need it all: We need energy efficiency, we need the smart grid (though many people are vastly over-estimating what the smart grid will be able to do), and we need new sources of energy.

Matthew Yglesias » By Request: A National Grid? 2009

I get your point, but think you are over-estimating the ability of most people.

I Trust My Statistical Intuition, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Pre-1960s people were over-estimating the power of new technology.

Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch 2009

For all I know, the police are snobs, over-estimating the chance that chavs are criminals and devoting more resources to crimes when the victim is posh.

Competing to Be Impartial Jamie Whyte 2012

No one ever went broke over-estimating the stupidity of the buying public.

Palin's second picnic draws supporters, few dissenters 2009

A new survey of 1,100 front-line managers suggests many are over-estimating their skills, with surprisingly little self-doubt.

Bosses Overestimate Joe Light 2010