I. Consider a variable y = θ + where θ is an unknown parameter and e is a random variable with me...
1. Consider a variable y = θ+e where θ is an unknown parameter and e is a random variable with mean zero (a) What is the expected value of y (b) Suppose you draw a sample of in y-Derive the least squares estimator for θ. For full credit you must check the 2nd order condition. (c) Can this estimator () be described as a method of moments estimator? (d) Now suppose e is independent normally distributed with mean 0 and...
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...
Question 3: A random variable X has a Bernoulli distribution with parameter θ є (0,1) if X {0,1} and P(X-1)-θ. Suppose that we have nd random variables y, x, following a Bernoulli(0) distribution and observed values y1,... . Jn a) Show that EIX) θ and Var[X] θ(1-0). b) Let θ = ỹ = (yit . .-+ yn)/n. Show that θ is unbiased for θ and compute its variance. c) Let θ-(yit . . . +yn + 1)/(n + 2) (this...
3. Consider a random sample Yı, ,Yn from a Uniform[0, θ]. In class we discussed the method of ,y,). We moment estimator θ-2Y and the maximum likelihood estimator θ-maxx,Yo, derived the Bias and MSE for both estimators. With the intent to correct the bias of the mle θ we proposed the following new estimator -Imax where the subscript u stands for "unbiased." (a) Find the MSE of (b) Compare the MSE of θυ to the MSE of θ, the original...
QUESTION 2 Let Xi.. Xn be a random sample from a N (μ, σ 2) distribution, and let S2 and Š-n--S2 be two estimators of σ2. Given: E (S2) σ 2 and V (S2) - ya-X)2 n-l -σ (a) Determine: E S2): (l) V (S2); and (il) MSE (S) (b) Which of s2 and S2 has a larger mean square error? (c) Suppose thatnis an estimator of e based on a random sample of size n. Another equivalent definition of...
Consider data that follow an exponential regression with no intercept y ind exp(Bri), where the scalar parameter β 〉 0 is unknown and the x's 〉 0 are fixed and known for , .. . ,n. That is, Yı,... , Yn are independent random variables with density functions for y > 0. Note that E(Y)- Bxi a) Derive the least squares estimator B, i.e., minimize What are the mean and variance of this estimator? (b) Derive the maximum likelihood estimator...
QUESTION8 Let Y,,Y2, ..., Yn denote a random sample of size n from a population whose density is given by (a) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of θ given α is known. (b) Is the maximum likelihood estimator unbiased? (c) is a consistent estimator of θ? (d) Compute the Cramer-Rao lower bound for V(). Interpret the result. (e) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of α given θ is known.
Please answer as neatly as possible. Much thanks in advance! Question 1: 6. In Problem 1, show that θ2 is a consistent estimator for θ. Deduce that Y(n) is a consistent estimator for θ and also asyınpt○tically unbiased estimator for θ. 1. Let Yi, ½, . . . ,y, denote a random sample from an uniform distribution on the interval (0,0). We have seen that (1) and 62 Ym are unbiased estimators for 0. Find the efficiency of 6 relative...
QUESTION 5 Suppose that Yı, Y2,.., Yn independent variables such that where β is an unknown parameter, X1, x2-.., xn are known real numbers, and el,e2 independent random errors each with a normal distribution with mean 0 and variance ơ2 ,en are (a) Show that is an unbiased estimator of β. What is the variance of the estimator? (b) Given that the probability density function of Y is elsewhere, show that the maximum likelihood estimator of β is not the...
1. Let Y1, . . . ,Y,, be a random sample from a population with density function 0, otherwise (a) Find the method of moments estimator of θ (b) Show that Yan.-max(Yi, . . . ,%) is sufficient for 02] (Hint: Recall the indicator function given by I(A)1 if A is true and 0 otherwise.) (c) Determine the density function of Yn) and hence find a function of Ym) that is an unbiased estimator of θ (d) Find c so...