Suppose X1, X2, . . . , Xn (n ≥ 5) are i.i.d. Exp(µ) with the...
Suppose X1, X2, . . . , Xn (n ≥ 5) are i.i.d. Exp(µ)
with the density f(x) = 1
µ
e
−x/µ for x > 0.
(a) Let ˆµ1 = X. Show ˆµ1 is a minimum variance unbiased
estimator.
(b) Let ˆµ2 = (X1 +X2)/2. Show ˆµ2 is unbiased. Calculate V
ar(ˆµ2). Confirm V ar(ˆµ1) < V ar(ˆµ2).
Calculate the efficiency of ˆµ2 relative to ˆµ1.
(c) Show X is consistent and sufficient.
(d) Show ˆµ2 is not consistent and not sufficient. (Hint: X1 +
X2)/2 ∼ Γ(2,
β
2
))
Homework Answers
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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...
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is unbiased.
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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...
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