Let X1, X2, ..Xn be a random sample of size n from a distribution with a probability density function f(x; ß) = x B²e-Bx ,x > 0. Using the maximum likelihood method find an estimator for the parameter B.

Let X1, X2, ..Xn be a random sample of size n from a distribution with a probability density function f(x; ß) = x B²e-Bx ,x > 0. Using the maximum likelihood method find an estimator for the parameter B.

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