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3. Let X1, X2, . . . , Xn be independent samples of a random variable with the probability density function (PDF): fX(x) = θ(x − 1/ 2 ) + 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 ,0 otherwise where θ ∈ [−2, 2] is an unknown parameter. We define the estimator ˆθn = 12X − 6 to estimate θ. (a) Is ˆθn an unbiased estimator of θ? (b) Is ˆθn a consistent estimator of θ? (c) Find the mean squared...
Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be a random sample from a Gamma( a , ) distribution. That is, f(x;a,0) = loga xa-le-210, 0 < x <co, a>0,0 > 0. Suppose a is known. a. Obtain a method of moments estimator of 0, 0. b. Obtain the maximum likelihood estimator of 0, 0. c. Is O an unbiased estimator for 0 ? Justify your answer. "Hint": E(X) = p. d. Find Var(ë). "Hint": Var(X) = o/n. e. Find MSE(Ô).
2. Let X1, X2,. ., Xn be a random sample from a uniform distribution on the interval (0-1,0+1). . Find the method of moment estimator of θ. Is your estimator an unbiased estimator of θ? . Given the following n 5 observations of X, give a point estimate of θ: 6.61 7.70 6.98 8.36 7.26
Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be a random sample of size n from a population that can be modeled by the following probability model: axa-1 fx(x) = 0 < x < 0, a > 0 θα a) Find the probability density function of X(n) max(X1,X2, ...,Xn). b) Is X(n) an unbiased estimator for e? If not, suggest a function of X(n) that is an unbiased estimator for e.
5. Let X1, X2,. , Xn be a random sample from a distribution with pdf of f(x) (0+1)x,0< x<1 a. What is the moment estimator for 0 using the method of moments technique? b. What is the MLE for 0?
a) Consider a random sample {X1, X2, ... Xn} of X from a uniform distribution over [0,0], where 0 <0 < co and e is unknown. Is п Х1 п an unbiased estimator for 0? Please justify your answer. b) Consider a random sample {X1,X2, ...Xn] of X from N(u, o2), where u and o2 are unknown. Show that X2 + S2 is an unbiased estimator for 2 a2, where п п Xi and S (X4 - X)2. =- п...
Let X1, X2, ...,Xn be a random sample of size n from a population that can be modeled by the following probability model: axa-1 fx(x) = 0 < x < 0, a > 0 θα a) Find the probability density function of X(n) = max(X1, X2, ...,xn). b) Is X(n) an unbiased estimator for e? If not, suggest a function of X(n) that is an unbiased estimator for 0.
Let X1, X2, ...,Xn denote a random sample of size n from a Pareto distribution. X(1) = min(X1, X2, ..., Xn) has the cumulative distribution function given by: αη 1 - ( r> B X F(x) = . x <B 0 Show that X(1) is a consistent estimator of ß.
Let X1, X2, ...... Xn be a random sample of size n from EXP() distribution , , zero , elsewhere. Given, mean of distribution and variances and mgf a) Show that the mle for is . Is a consistent estimator for ? b)Show that Fisher information . Is mle of an efficiency estimator for ? why or why not? Justify your answer. c) what is the mle estimator of ? Is the mle of a consistent estimator for ? d) Is...
X1, X2, ..., Xn constitute a random sample from a population with pdf 2 +0.03) |2|<1 f(0) = 0 {ila. 0.W. where 101 < 1. Determine if X is an unbiased estimator of 8. If not, modify it to make it unbiased, and determine if it is consistent. Justify.