Theoretical Part 1. Consider the problem of computing f(x)dx, where f(x) could be any function. Letting X1, X2 IID...
PROBLEM 3 Let X1, X2,L , X, be iid observations from a distribution with pdf given by f(xl0)=0x0-, 0<x<1, 0<O<00. a) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of O. b) Find the moment estimator of 0. c) (Extra credit) Compare the mean squared error of the two estimators in (a) and (b). Which one is better? (5 points)
Suppose X1, X2, . . . , Xn are iid with pdf f(x|θ) = θx^(θ−1) I(0 ≤ x ≤ 1), θ > 0. (a) Is − log(X1) unbiased for θ^(−1)? (b) Find a better estimator than log(X1) in the sense of with smaller MSE. (c) Is your estimator in part (b) UMVUE? Explain.
Suppose that X1, X2,., Xn is an iid sample from the probability mass function (pmf) given by (1 - 0)0r, 0,1,2, 0, otherwise, where 001 (a) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of θ. (b) Find the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) on the variance of unbiased estimators of Eo(X). Can this lower bound be attained? (c) Find the method of moments estimator of θ. (d) Put a beta(2,3) prior distribution on θ. Find the posterior mean. Treating this as a fre-...
Suppose X1, X2, , xn is an iid sample from fx(x10)-θe_&z1 (a) For n 2 2, show that (x > 0), where θ > 0 . n- is the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator (UMVUE) of θ (b) Calculate varo(0). Comment, in particular, on the n 2 case. (c) Show that vars(0) does not attain the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) on the variance of all unbiased estimators of T(9-0 (d) For this part only, suppose that n 1, 11T(X) is...
, xn is an iid sample from fx(x10)-θe-8z1(x > 0), where θ > 0. Suppose X1, X2, For n 2 2, n- is the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator (UMVUE) of 0 (d) For this part only, suppose that n-1. If T(Xi) is an unbiased estimator of e, show that Pe(T(X) 0)>0
Suppose you have a random sample {X1, X2, X3} of size n = 3. Consider the following three possible estimators for the population mean u and variance o2 Дi 3D (X1+ X2+ X3)/3 Ti2X1/4 X2/2 X3/4 Дз — (Х+ X,+ X3)/4 (a) What is the bias associated with each estimator? (b) What is the variance associated with each estimator? (c) Does the fact that Var(i3) < Var(1) contradict the statement that X is the minimum variance unbiased estimator? Why or...
Suppose that X1, X2, ,Xn is an iid sample from Íx (x10), where θ Ε Θ. In each case below, find (i) the method of moments estimator of θ, (ii) the maximum likelihood estimator of θ, and (iii) the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator (UMVUE) of T(9) 0. exp fx (x10) 1(0 < x < 20), Θ-10 : θ 0}, τ(0) arbitrary, differentiable 20 (d) n-1 (sample size of n-1 only) ー29 In part (d), comment on whether the UMVUE...
Let X be a random variable with cdf FX (x:0), expected value EIX-μ and variance VlX- σ2. Let X1,X2, , Xn be an id sample drawn according to FX(x,8) where Fx (x,8) =万 for all x E (0,0). Let max(X1, X2, , X.) be an estimator of θ, suggested from pure common sense. Remember that if Y = max(X1, X2, , Xn). Then it can be shown that the cdf Fy () of Y is given by Fr(u) (Fx()" where...
Let X1, X2, ..., X, be iid random variables with a "Rayleigh” density having the following pdf: f(x) = 2x2=+*10, 2 > 0 > 0 V лв a) (3 points) Find a sufficient estimator for using the Factorization Theorem. b) (3 points) Find a method of moments estimator for 0. Small help: E(X1) = c) (7 points) What is the MLE of 02 +0 - 10 ? d) (7 points) For a fact, IX has a Gamman, o) distribution. Using...
Suppose X1, X2, ..., Xn is an iid sample from fx(r ja-θ(1-z)0-11(0 1), where x θ>0. (a) Find the method of moments (MOM) estimator of θ. (b) Find the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) of θ (c) Find the MLE of Po(X 1/2) d) Is there a function of θ, say T 0), for which there exists an unbiased estimator whose variance attains the Cramér-Rao Lower Bound? If so, find it and identify the corresponding estimator. If not, show why not.