Suppose that (x1,...,xn)is a sample from an N ( ) distribution, where is unknown and is known. Determine a UMVU estimator of the first quartile
Suppose that (x1,...,xn)is a sample from an N ( ) distribution, where is unknown and is...
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...
6.1.12 Suppose that (x1,..., xn) is a sample from a Geometric(θ) distribution, where θ ∈ [0, 1] is unknown. Determine the likelihood function and a minimal sufficient statistic for this model. (Hint: Use the factorization theorem and maximize the logarithm of the likelihood.)
Let the random sample X1, . . . , Xn be taken from the Binomial distribution with parameter θ, which is unknown and must be estimated. Let the prior distribution of θ be the beta distribution with known parameters α > 0 and β > 0. Find the Bayes risk and the Bayes estimator using squared error loss. estimator of θ.
Suppose you have a sample of n independent observations X1,X2,...,Xn from a normal population with mean μ (known) and variance σ2 (unknown). (a) Find the ML estimator of σ2 . (b) Show that the ML estimator in (a) is a consistent estimator of θ. (c) Find a sufficient statistic for σ2. (d) Give a MVUE for θ based on the sufficient statistic.
1. (50 points) Suppose X1, ..., Xn form a random sample from a N(u,02) distribution with p.d.f. Fe 202, for – V2110 <x< . Assume that o = 2 is known. a) (10 points) Derive the 90% confidence interval for u that has the shortest length. You must show all details including the pivot you use. b) (8 points) Show that the sample mean is an efficient estimator for u. Assume in (c)- (f) that the prior distribution of u...
1. Suppose that {X1, ... , Xn} is a random sample from a normal distribution with mean p and and variance o2. Let sa be the sample variance. We showed in lectures that S2 is an unbiased estimator of o2. (a) Show that S is not an unbiased estimator of o. (b) Find the constant k such that kS is an unbiased estimator of o. Hint. Use a result from Student's Theorem that (n − 1)52 ~ x?(n − 1)...
5. Suppose that X1, X2, , Xn s a random sample from a uniform distribution on the interval (9,8 + 1). (a) Determine the bias of the estimator X, the sample mean. (b) Determine the mean-square error of X as an estimator of θ. (c) Find a function, a, of that is an unbiased estimator of θ. Determine the mean-square error of θ.
1.Suppose X1, X2, .., Xn is a random sample from N(", 02) 10 pts] If o2 1, u is unknown. Find the MLE of a. b. [10 pts If o2 = 1, p is unknown. f = X is an estimator of u. What is the MSE of this estimator? Now assume o2 is unknown. The following data is a set of observations of X1,..., Xn. Use the dataset to answer (c), (d) and (e) 11 8 9 7 6...
Suppose X1, X2, . . . , Xn are a random sample from a Uniform(0, θ) distribution, where θ > 0. Consider two different estimators of θ: R1 = 2X¯ R2 =(n + 1)/n max(X1, . . . , Xn) (a) For each of the estimators R1 and R2, assess whether it is an unbiased estimator of θ. (b) Compute the variances of R1 and R2. Under what conditions will R2 have a smaller variance than R1?
Suppose X1, X2, , Xn is an iid sample from a uniform distribution over (θ, θΗθ!), where (a) Find the method of moments estimator of θ (b) Find the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) of θ. (c) Is the MLE of θ a consistent estimator of θ? Explain.