1. Let X b(n , 0 ), find the maximum likelihood estimate of the parameter 0...
Let X1,...............,Xn be a sample from an exponential population with parameter λ. (a) Find the maximum likelihood estimator for λ. (b) Is the estimator unbiased? (c) Is the estimator consistent?
Problem 3 variables with parameter Let r be an unknown constant. Let W be an exponential random A-1/3. Let Xr+w. (a) What is the maximum likelihood estimator of r based on a single observation X (b) What is the mean-squared error of the estimator from part (a):? (c) Is the estimator from part (a) biased or unbiased? Problem 3 variables with parameter Let r be an unknown constant. Let W be an exponential random A-1/3. Let Xr+w. (a) What is...
Let X1,X2,...,Xn be iid exponential random variables with unknown mean β. (b) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of β. (c) Determine whether the maximum likelihood estimator is unbiased for β. (d) Find the mean squared error of the maximum likelihood estimator of β. (e) Find the Cramer-Rao lower bound for the variances of unbiased estimators of β. (f) What is the UMVUE (uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator) of β? What is your reason? (g) Determine the asymptotic distribution of the...
2. Let X1, X2, ...,Xbe i.i.d. Poisson with parameter .. (a) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of . Is the estimator minimum variance unbi- ased? (b) Derive the asymptotic (large-sample) distribution of the maximum likelihood estimator. (c) Suppose we are interested in the probability of a zero: Q = P(Xi = 0) = exp(-). Find the maximum likelihood estimator of O and its asymptotic distribution.
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...
Let X,, X,,...X be a random sample of size n from a normal distribution with parameters a. Derive the Cramer-Rao lower bound matrix for an unbiased estimator of the vector of parameters (μ, σ2). b. Using the Cramer-Rao lower bound prove that the sample mean X is the minimum variance unbiased estimator of u Is the maximum likelihood estimator of σ--σ-->|··( X,-X ) unbiased? c. Let X,, X,,...X be a random sample of size n from a normal distribution with...
4. Let X1, . . . , Xn be a random sample from a normal random variable X with probability density function f(x; θ) = (1/2θ 3 )x 2 e −x/θ , 0 < x < ∞, 0 < θ < ∞. (a) Find the likelihood function, L(θ), and the log-likelihood function, `(θ). (b) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of θ, ˆθ. (c) Is ˆθ unbiased? (d) What is the distribution of X? Find the moment estimator of θ, ˜θ.
3. Let X~ Bin(n,p) with n known (a) State the parameter space for the mode b) State EX] and V[x]. (c) Is p an unbiased estimator for the population proportion p? Show why or why not (d) To estimate the variance of X, we generally use θ 2Pl1 ow is a estimator for V지. (e) Modify 0 from part (b) to form an unbiased estimator for V[X ].
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...
8. Let X1,...,Xn denote a random sample of size n from an exponential distribution with density function given by, 1 -x/0 -e fx(x) MSE(1). Hint: What is the (a) Show that distribution of Y/1)? nY1 is an unbiased estimator for 0 and find (b) Show that 02 = Yn is an unbiased estimator for 0 and find MSE(O2). (c) Find the efficiency of 01 relative to 02. Which estimate is "better" (i.e. more efficient)? 8. Let X1,...,Xn denote a random...