34. The mean squared error of an estimator is MSE() E( )2....
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34. The mean squared error of an estimator ˆ
is MSE(ˆ)
E(
ˆ )2. If ˆ is unbiased, then MSE(ˆ) V(ˆ), but in general MSE(
ˆ) V(ˆ) (bias)2. Consider the estimator
ˆ 2 KS2, where S2 sample variance. What value of K minimizes the mean squared error of this estimator when the population distribution is normal? [Hint: It can be shown that E[(S2
)2
] (n 1)4
/(n 1)
In general, it is difficult to find ˆ
to minimize MSE(ˆ
), which is why we look only at unbiased estimators and minimize V(ˆ
).]
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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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