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Let X1and X2be independent random variables with mean μ and variance σ2. Suppose that we have two estimators of μ:

X1 +3X2 4 X1 + X2 2 and 6.

(a) Are both estimators unbiased estimators of μ?

(b) What is the variance of each estimator?

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Applied Statistics And Probability For Engineers

ISBN: 9781118539712

6th Edition

Authors: Douglas C. Montgomery, George C. Runger

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