OED:

1. a. The action of valuing; the process of assessing or fixing the value of a thing. Also attrib., as valuation act, law, office, officer.

b. Estimated value; worth or price as determined by deliberate estimation.

†2. a. Value or worth, esp. of a material nature.

†b. spec. Current value (of money). Obs.

†c. = value n. 7a. Obs.—1

3. Appreciation or estimation of anything in respect of excellence or merit.

Hence valu"ational a.

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Real estate appraisal,property valuation or land valuation is the practice of developing an opinion of the value of real property,usually its Market Value.
Costing е финансов термин.

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Cost analysis is an economic evaluation technique that involves the systematic collection, categorization, and analysis of

* program or intervention costs, and
* cost of illness.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hta101/ta10106.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_estimation_models

Cost estimation models are mathematical algorithms or parametric equations used to estimate the costs of a product or project. The results of the models are typically necessary to obtain approval to proceed, and are factored into business plans, budgets, and other financial planning and tracking mechanisms.

These algorithms were originally performed manually but now are almost universally computerized. They may be standardized (available in published texts or purchased commercially) or proprietary, depending on the type of business, product, or project in question. Simple models may use standard spreadsheet products.

Models typically function through the input of parameters that describe the attributes of the product or project in question, and possibly physical resource requirements. The model then provides as output various resources requirements in cost and time.

Cost modeling practitioners often have the titles of cost estimators, cost engineers, or parametric analysts.

Typical applications include:

Construction
Software Development
Manufacturing
New product development