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Suppose Y1, ..., Yn denote a random sample of size n from an exponential distribu- tion with mean 0. a) (5 points) Find the bias and MSE of the estimator ôz = nY1). b) (3 points) Consider another estimator ôz = Y. Find the efficiency of ôı relative to 62. c) (7 points) Prove that 297 Yi is a pivotal quantity and find a 95% confidence interval for 0.
. Suppose the Y1, Y2, · · · , Yn denote a random sample from a population with Rayleigh distribution (Weibull distribution with parameters 2, θ) with density function f(y|θ) = 2y θ e −y 2/θ, θ > 0, y > 0 Consider the estimators ˆθ1 = Y(1) = min{Y1, Y2, · · · , Yn}, and ˆθ2 = 1 n Xn i=1 Y 2 i . ii) (10 points) Determine if ˆθ1 and ˆθ2 are unbiased estimators, and in...
QUESTION 6 Let Y., Y. , Yn denote a random sample of size n from a population whose density is given by , Yn) and θ2 = Ỹ. Two estimators for θ are θ,-nY(1) where Y(1)-min (h, ½, (a) Show that θ1 and θ2 are both unbiased estimators of θ (b) Find the efficiency ofa relative to θ2.
QUESTION 6 Let Y., Y. , Yn denote a random sample of size n from a population whose density is given by , Yn) and θ2 = Ỹ. Two estimators for θ are θ,-nY(1) where Y(1)-min (h, ½, (a) Show that θ1 and θ2 are both unbiased estimators of θ (b) Find the efficiency ofa relative to θ2.
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...
Let Y1<Y2<...<Yn be the order statistics of a random sample of size n from the distribution having p.d.f f(x) = e-y , 0<y<, zero elsewhere. Answer the following questions. (a) decide whether Z1 = Y2 and Z2=Y4-Y2 are stochastically independent or not. (hint. first find the joint p.d.f. of Y2 and Y4) (b) show that Z1 = nY1, Z2= (n-1)(Y2-Y1), Z3=(n-2)(Y3-Y2), ...., Zn=Yn-Yn-1 are stocahstically independent and that each Zi has the exponential distribution.(hint use change of variable technique)
Let Y1 , Y2 , . . . , Yn denote a random sample from the uniform distribution on the interval (θ, θ+1). Let a. Show that both ? ̂1 and ? ̂2 are unbiased estimators of θ.
Ouestion 7 (10 points)Suppose Y..... y denote a random sample of size n from an exponential distribu-| tion with mean 9.a) (5 points)Find the bias and MSE of the estimator B1 = nY().b) (3 points)Consider another estimator B, =Y. Find the efficiency of 6, relative to 62.e) (7 points)Prove that 2 is a pivotal quantity and find a 95% confidence interval for 8. Question 7 (10 points) Suppose Y1, ..., Yn denote a random sample of size n from an...
QUESTION 3 Let Y1, Y2, ..., Yn denote a random sample of size n from a population whose density is given by (Parcto distribution). Consider the estimator β-Yu)-min(n, Y, where β is unknown (a) Derive the bias of the estimator β. (b) Derive the mean square error of B. , Yn).
Problem 3.1 Suppose that XI, X2,... Xn is a random sample of size n is to be taken from a Bermoulli distribution for which the value of the parameter θ is unknown, and the prior distribution of θ is a Beta(α,β) distribution. Represent the mean of this prior distribution as μο=α/(α+p). The posterior distribution of θ is Beta =e+ ΣΧ, β.-β+n-ΣΧ.) a) Show that the mean of the posterior distribution is a weighted average of the form where yn and...