measurement) and variance (a) Find the bias of the random variable ² as an estimator for ² (b) For what value of k is the estimator X² - AS² unbiased for u²?

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Problem #1: Using a bar of length u, you are going to lay out a square plot in which the length of each side will be length u.
Thus the area of the plot will be u². However, you do not know the value of and so you decide to make 14
independent measurements of the bar, {Xi =
has mean (unbiased
measurement) and variance of = 0.3.
n. Assume that each
Problem #1(a):
Problem #1(b):
(a) Find the bias of the random variable ² as an estimator for ²
(b) For what value of k is the estimator ² - KS² unbiased for u²?
answer correct to 4 decimals
answer correct to 4 decimals
Transcribed Image Text:Problem #1: Using a bar of length u, you are going to lay out a square plot in which the length of each side will be length u. Thus the area of the plot will be u². However, you do not know the value of and so you decide to make 14 independent measurements of the bar, {Xi = has mean (unbiased measurement) and variance of = 0.3. n. Assume that each Problem #1(a): Problem #1(b): (a) Find the bias of the random variable ² as an estimator for ² (b) For what value of k is the estimator ² - KS² unbiased for u²? answer correct to 4 decimals answer correct to 4 decimals
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