Suppose Y 1 ,Y 2 ,...,Yn is a random sample from the exponential pdf, f Y (y;
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Suppose Y1,Y2,...,Yn is a random sample from the exponential pdf, fY (y; λ) = λe−λy, y > 0.
(a) Show that λˆn = Y1 is not consistent for λ.
(b) Show that is not consistent for λ.
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n ân = ΣΥ; = i=1
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