Let X, ~ N(H, 9) and suppose we are going to observe X = {X1, X2, X3}. We are going to estimate u using the statistic: (X1 +2X2 + X3) 9(X) Is this estimator biased? What is the MSE for this estimator? Is this higher or lower than the MSE for the sample mean (and why)?

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Let X; - N(4,9) and suppose we are going to observe X = {X1, X2, X3}.
We are going to estimate u using the statistic:
(X1 +2X2 + X3)
g(X)
4
Is this estimator biased? What is the MSE for this estimator? Is this higher
or lower than the MSE for the sample mean (and why)?
Transcribed Image Text:Question Let X; - N(4,9) and suppose we are going to observe X = {X1, X2, X3}. We are going to estimate u using the statistic: (X1 +2X2 + X3) g(X) 4 Is this estimator biased? What is the MSE for this estimator? Is this higher or lower than the MSE for the sample mean (and why)?
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