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Transcribed Image Text:(c) Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from the Pareto distribution given above.
(i) Find the Method of Moments Estimator (MME) for 0.
Transcribed Image Text:Let X be a random variable from the Pareto distribution with probability density function
2º 0x-(0+1),
0,
x > 2,
x < 2,
f(x|0) =
where 0 > 2 is unknown.
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