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Let X 1 , X 2 , X 3 ,… be independent Bernoulli random variables such that P ( X i = 1) = p and P ( X i = 0) = 1 − p for each i = 1 , 2 , 3 , … . Let the random variable Y denote the number of trials necessary to obtain the first success—that is, the value of i for which X i = 1 first occurs. Then Y has a geometric distribution with P ( Y = y ) = (1 − p ) y −1 p , for y = 1 , 2 , 3 , …. Find the method-of-moments estimator of p based on this single observation Y .

Let X 1 , X 2 , X 3 ,… be independent Bernoulli random variables such that P ( X i = 1) = p and P ( X i = 0) = 1 − p for each i = 1 , 2 , 3 , … . Let the random variable Y denote the number of trials necessary to obtain the first success—that is, the value of i for which X i = 1 first occurs. Then Y has a geometric distribution with P ( Y = y ) = (1 − p ) y −1 p , for y = 1 , 2 , 3 , …. Find the method-of-moments estimator of p based on this single observation Y .

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Mathematical Statistics with Applications

Mathematical Statistics with Applications

7th Edition

ISBN: 9780495110811

Author: Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 9.6, Problem 76E

Let X₁, X₂, X₃,… be independent Bernoulli random variables such that P (X_i = 1) = p and P (X_i = 0) = 1 − p for each i = 1, 2, 3,…. Let the random variable Y denote the number of trials necessary to obtain the first success—that is, the value of i for which X_i = 1 first occurs. Then Y has a geometric distribution with P (Y = y) = (1 − p)^y⁻¹ p, for y = 1, 2, 3,…. Find the method-of-moments estimator of p based on this single observation Y.

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