2. Consider a random sample X₁, X2,..., Xn of size n from the Uniform (0, 0) distri- bution, where @ > 0. (i) Show that the p.d.f. q(t; 0) of the sufficient statistic is given by T(X)= max X₁ 1

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2. Consider a random sample X₁, X2,..., Xn of size n from the Uniform (0, 0) distri-
bution, where @ > 0.
(i) Show that the p.d.f. q(t; 0) of the sufficient statistic
is given by
T(X)= max X₁
1<i<n
ntn-1
0≤t ≤0.
An
Deduce expressions for the mean and variance of T.
(ii) Show that the method of moments gives the estimator 0* = 2X of 0. Comment
on this estimator with regard to the sufficiency principle and show that it can
yield estimates of that are incompatible with the sample data, i.e. that there
are cases in which it is not possible for * to attain the value 0.
q(t; 0) =
=
(iii) Write down the maximum likelihood estimator of and show that it is not
unbiased.
(iv) Find the constant a such that aT is an unbiased estimator of 0.
(v) Find the mean squared errors of the estimators of parts (ii), (iii) and (iv),
respectively, and comment on their relative values.
Transcribed Image Text:2. Consider a random sample X₁, X2,..., Xn of size n from the Uniform (0, 0) distri- bution, where @ > 0. (i) Show that the p.d.f. q(t; 0) of the sufficient statistic is given by T(X)= max X₁ 1<i<n ntn-1 0≤t ≤0. An Deduce expressions for the mean and variance of T. (ii) Show that the method of moments gives the estimator 0* = 2X of 0. Comment on this estimator with regard to the sufficiency principle and show that it can yield estimates of that are incompatible with the sample data, i.e. that there are cases in which it is not possible for * to attain the value 0. q(t; 0) = = (iii) Write down the maximum likelihood estimator of and show that it is not unbiased. (iv) Find the constant a such that aT is an unbiased estimator of 0. (v) Find the mean squared errors of the estimators of parts (ii), (iii) and (iv), respectively, and comment on their relative values.
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