Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, ..., Ym is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3, p = 0), where 0 is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator Ô is a minimum variance unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.

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Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, ..., Ym is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß = 0), where 0
is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator Ô is a minimum variance
unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that Y₁, Y₂, ..., Ym is a random sample of size m from Gamma (a = 3,ß = 0), where 0 is not known. Check whether or not the maximum likelihood estimator Ô is a minimum variance unbiased estimator of the parameter 8.
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