5.5.2. Let X1, X2,..., Xn be a random sample of size n from the Poisson distribution, px(k;) n = e-xxk, k k! k = 0,1,.... Show that ✩ = ½✗X; is an efficient estimator for λ. i=1

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5.5.2. Let X1, X2,..., Xn be a random sample of size
n from the Poisson distribution, px(k;)
n
=
e-xxk, k
k!
k =
0,1,.... Show that ✩ = ½✗X; is an efficient estimator
for λ.
i=1
Transcribed Image Text:5.5.2. Let X1, X2,..., Xn be a random sample of size n from the Poisson distribution, px(k;) n = e-xxk, k k! k = 0,1,.... Show that ✩ = ½✗X; is an efficient estimator for λ. i=1
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