31. An estimator is said to be consistent if for any ! 0, P( ...
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31. An estimator ˆ
is said to be consistent if for any ! 0, P(⏐ˆ
⏐ !) 0 0 as n 0 . That is, ˆ
is consistent if, as the sample size gets larger, it is less and less likely that ˆ
will be further than ! from the true value of . Show that X is a consistent estimator of when 2 by using Chebyshev’s inequality from Exercise 44 of Chapter 3. [Hint:
The inequality can be rewritten in the form P(⏐Y Y⏐ !) 2 Y /!
Now identify Y with X.]
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Probability And Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences
ISBN: 9781111802325
7th Edition
Authors: Dave Ellis, Jay L Devore
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