4. Suppose that Y₁, Y₂..Ym is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß = 6), where 0 is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator is a minimum variance unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.

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4. Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, Y is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß= 6), where
is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator is a minimum variance
unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, Y is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß= 6), where is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator is a minimum variance unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.
4. Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, Y is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß= 6), where
is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator is a minimum variance
unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, Y is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß= 6), where is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator is a minimum variance unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.
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