4. Let X; be a random variable from a uniform distribution on the interval [0,b]. Thus the lower bound is known but not the upper bound. You observe n many independent and identically dis- tributed X₂'s. n a. What is the expected value of the sample mean X = 1X₁? i=1 b. How could you transform X to make it an unbiased estimator of b (that is to: say of the estimator is equal to b)? the expectation

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4. Let Xį be a random variable from a uniform distribution on the interval [0,b]. Thus the lower
bound is known but not the upper bound. You observe n many independent and identically dis-
tributed X₂'s.
n
a. What is the expected value of the sample mean X = 1ΣXi?
i=1
b. How could you transform X to make it an unbiased estimator of b (that is to say the expectation
of the estimator is equal to b)?
Transcribed Image Text:4. Let Xį be a random variable from a uniform distribution on the interval [0,b]. Thus the lower bound is known but not the upper bound. You observe n many independent and identically dis- tributed X₂'s. n a. What is the expected value of the sample mean X = 1ΣXi? i=1 b. How could you transform X to make it an unbiased estimator of b (that is to say the expectation of the estimator is equal to b)?
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