Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321629111
Author: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying Ye
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 9.14, Problem 86E

a.

To determine

Find the likelihood function of the given gamma distribution.

b.

To determine

Find the maximum likelihood estimators of α and β.

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