Let y 1 be a sample of size 1 from a uniform distribution over the interval from

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Let y1 be a sample of size 1 from a uniform distribution over the interval from 2 to θ.

a. Show that y1 is a biased estimator of θ and compute the bias.

b. Show that 2(y1 - 1) is an unbiased estimator of θ.

c. Find the variance of 2(y1 - 1).

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Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences

ISBN: 9781498728850

6th Edition

Authors: William M. Mendenhall, Terry L. Sincich

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