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Consider the probability density function
Chapter 7, Problem 48E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Consider the probability density function \(f(x)=\frac{1}{\theta^{2}} x e^{-x / \theta}\),\(\quad 0 \leq x<\infty, \quad 0<\theta<\infty\)
Find the maximum likelihood estimator for \(\theta\).
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QUESTION:
Consider the probability density function \(f(x)=\frac{1}{\theta^{2}} x e^{-x / \theta}\),\(\quad 0 \leq x<\infty, \quad 0<\theta<\infty\)
Find the maximum likelihood estimator for \(\theta\).
ANSWER:Solution :
Step 1 of 1:
Our goal is:
We need to find the maximum likelihood estimator of .
Given x>0, 0