Let X and u be (scalar) random variables. Select all of the following statements which are true. O If E(u | X) = 0, then E(u) = 0. O If Cov(X, u) = 0, then X and u are independent. O If E(u | X) = 0, then Cov(X, u) = 0.

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Let X and u be (scalar) random variables. Select all of the following statements which are true.
O If E(u | X) = 0, then E(u) = 0.
O If Cov(X, u) = 0, then X and u are independent.
O If E(u | X) = 0, then Cov(X, u) = 0.
O If X and u are independent, and E(u) = 0, then E(u | X) = 0.
Let B and B' be unbiased estimators of a k x 1 vector of parameters B. Select all of the following statements which imply
that B is weakly more efficient than B'.
O The variance of a B' is at least as great as the variance of a B for all k x 1 vectors a.
O All diagonal entries of the variance matrix of B' - B are nonnegative.
O The variance matrix of B' B is positive semidefinite.
O The variance of a'ß' is at least as great as the variance of a'ß for some k x 1 vector a.
Transcribed Image Text:Let X and u be (scalar) random variables. Select all of the following statements which are true. O If E(u | X) = 0, then E(u) = 0. O If Cov(X, u) = 0, then X and u are independent. O If E(u | X) = 0, then Cov(X, u) = 0. O If X and u are independent, and E(u) = 0, then E(u | X) = 0. Let B and B' be unbiased estimators of a k x 1 vector of parameters B. Select all of the following statements which imply that B is weakly more efficient than B'. O The variance of a B' is at least as great as the variance of a B for all k x 1 vectors a. O All diagonal entries of the variance matrix of B' - B are nonnegative. O The variance matrix of B' B is positive semidefinite. O The variance of a'ß' is at least as great as the variance of a'ß for some k x 1 vector a.
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