1. (45 points) Let X ~ Binomial(n,p). We estimate p by the estimator P* = X...

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1. (45 points) Let X ~ Binomial(n,p). We estimate p by the estimator P* = X + 1 2+n (a) Find the bias of p* and its mean square error. (b) Are there any values of p for which the mean square error of our estimator p is lower than the mean square error of the standard, unbiased estimator p for p? If so, what are the value(s) of p? If not, show that MSE(p) < MSE() for all values of p. 1. (45 points) Let X ~ Binomial(n,p). We estimate p by the estimator P* = X + 1 2+n (a) Find the bias of p* and its mean square error. (b) Are there any values of p for which the mean square error of our estimator p is lower than the mean square error of the standard, unbiased estimator p for p? If so, what are the value(s) of p? If not, show that MSE(p) < MSE() for all values of p.

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a Bias of the estimator The bias of an estimator p is given by Ep p where Ep is the expected value o... View the full answer