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Unbiased estimator for exponential distribution
Arrivals given by exponential distribution, parameter θ and Y, sample mean on inter-arrival times. Find and calculate unbiased estimator for θ.
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| Bill Foster | said | Ready to use | 6 years, 4 months ago |
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Bill Foster commented 6 years, 4 months ago
In part a) the answer is to be input as 1/Y*(1-1/n), or (1/Y)(1-1/n). If the answer is input as 1/Y(1-1/n) then NUMBAS considers this as 1 over the function value Y(1-1/n). Is it not the case that a warning is usually given if the function is not recognised?
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