1. Let X1, ..., Xn be a random sample from a distribution with cumulative dist: 10,...
1. Let X1, ..., Xn be a random sample from a distribution with the pdf le-x/0, x > 0, N = (0,00). (a) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of 0. (b) Find the method of moments estimator of 0. (c) Are the estimators in a) and b) unbiased? (d) What is the variance of the estimators in a) and b)? (e) Suppose the observed sample is 2.26, 0.31, 3.75, 6.92, 9.10, 7.57, 4.79, 1.41, 2.49, 0.59. Find the maximum likelihood...
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).
Let X1 Xn be a random sample from a distribution with the pdf f(x(9) = θ(1 +0)-r(0-1) (1-2), 0 < x < 1, θ > 0. the estimator T-4 is a method of moments estimator for θ. It can be shown that the asymptotic distribution of T is Normal with ETT θ and Var(T) 0042)2 Apply the integral transform method (provide an equation that should be solved to obtain random observations from the distribution) to generate a sam ple of...
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?
Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from the pdf f(x:0)-82-2, 0 < θ x < oo. (a) Find the method of moments estimator of θ. (b) Find the maxinum likelihood estimator of θ
5. Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be a random sample from a distribution with pdf of f(x) = (@+1)xº,0<x<1. a. What is the moment estimator for 0 using the method of moments technique? b. What is the MLE for @ ?
Let X1,X2,...,Xn denote a random sample from the Rayleigh distribution given by f(x) = (2x θ)e−x2 θ x > 0; 0, elsewhere with unknown parameter θ > 0. (A) Find the maximum likelihood estimator ˆ θ of θ. (B) If we observer the values x1 = 0.5, x2 = 1.3, and x3 = 1.7, find the maximum likelihood estimate of θ.
Multi-part question: Let X1, ..... , Xn be random variables that describe the height of students from a class, in the logarithmic scale. A) Write the statistical model (there might be more than one suitable distribution). B) Assume that X1, ... ,Xn form a random sample from the normal distribution with known mean θ and unknown variance σ^2 . Find the maximum likelihood estimator of the variability of the height (in log scale) of the students, this is, find the...
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 X be a random variable with probability density function (pdf) given by fx(r0)o elsewhere where θ 0 is an unknown parameter. (a) Find the cumulative distribution function (cdf) for the random variable Y = θ and identify the distribution. Let X1,X2, . . . , Xn be a random sample of size n 〉 2 from fx (x10). (b) Find the maximum likelihood estimator, Ỗmle, for θ (c.) Find the Uniform Minimum Variance Unbiased Estimator (UMVUE), Bumvue, for 0...