Let X ,X , ,X 1 2 n … be a random sample of size n from a population with mean μ and variance σ2 . (a) Show that X2  is a biased estimator for μ2 . (b) Find the amount of bias in this estimator. (c) What happens to the bias as the sample size n increases?

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Let X ,X , ,X 1 2 n … be a random sample of size n
from a population with mean μ and variance σ2
.
(a) Show that X2
 is a biased estimator for μ2
.
(b) Find the amount of bias in this estimator.
(c) What happens to the bias as the sample size n increases?

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