Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from the population X with continuous density function given by fx(x\0) = e-" for a e [0, +00) and 0 > 0 Find the Maximum Likelihood Estimator for the variance of X.

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Section13.2: Expected Value And Variance Of Continuous Random Variables
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Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from the population X with
continuous density function given by
1
fx(x|0) =e- for r E [0, +0) and 0 > 0
Find the Maximum Likelihood Estimator for the variance of X.
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 4 Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from the population X with continuous density function given by 1 fx(x|0) =e- for r E [0, +0) and 0 > 0 Find the Maximum Likelihood Estimator for the variance of X.
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