Questions tagged [point-estimation]
Point estimation is the application of an estimator to the data in order to learn about a certain population parameter.
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How to obtain a trend estimate using only ols?
I have data on $y$ and $t$ and I want to estimate the trend in $y$ that is supposedly given by relation $y=a(1-b e^{t/τ})$.
I want to use linear regression on some transformed version of the model in ...
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Recommended point estimate for non-normal distribution?
I have a rather non-normal marginalized posterior for some parameters, resulting from a Bayesian MCMC. Example:
I know that the actual distribution is what truly represents the parameter, but I need ...
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Deriving likelihood function of binomial distribution, confusion over exponents
This question focuses on a specific aspect of this one:
How to derive the likelihood function for binomial distribution for parameter estimation?
In my own derivation, I start with:
$$f(x\mid p) = ...
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Estimating the number of tokens in a pile
We have a pile of tokens numbered from $1$ to $n$, where $n$ is unknown. $k$ tokens are drawn from the pile at random without replacement(i.e. the numbers that we get from tokens are unique). Say the ...
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Simultaneous estimation of a group of linear model (regression) parameters
Suppose $y=ax+z$ where $x, y, z$ are random variables with range in $\mathbf R$, $\mathbf E[x]=\mathbf E[z|x]=0$ and $a$ is a constant. Note the distribution of $z$ conditioned on $x$ depends on $x$. ...
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Estimating standard deviation when observing means of various block sizes
I have a sequence $X_i$ of iid random variables (you may assume gaussian distribution if you like) but I only observe the mean value of disjoint blocks of various sizes of $X_i$. E.g. $M_1 = \frac14 \...
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Proof that posterior median is the Bayes estimate of absolute loss?
It is always argued that the posterior median is the Bayes estimate associated to the absolute loss function. The proofs I have come across rely on differentiating the conditional Bayesian risk and ...
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Restricting Properties of Point Estimators in Discrete, Unordered Parameter Spaces
A common principle used to deal with the fact that there are typically no uniformly best estimators (in the sense that they uniformly have least frequentist risk) seems to be to restrict the space of ...
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MVUE is unique - wrong proof?
Here is the proof of "MVUE is unique" that my lecturer gave:
Now I understand the following:
The first expansion is done using the formula for the sum of correlated random variables (https://en....
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Unbiased estimate of sign of mean
Consider the set $\mathcal{P}$ of probability distributions that have a finite first moment and define the function $\operatorname{sgn} :\mathcal{P} \to \mathbb{R}$ as
$$
\operatorname{sgn}(\mu) = \...
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Two point estimates fall into same confidence interval
Say I have two populations, and I am computing a sample mean and a corresponding (1-$\alpha)100 \%$ confidence interval for each. Now, I understand that if the confidence intervals are disjoint, then ...
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It what situation is a distribution known to be symmetric, but about an unknown location?
A favorite example in theoretical statistics is this:
A sample of individuals are drawn independently from a distribution with density $f(x)$, where $f(x)$ is unknown, but is known to be symmetric ...
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Minimal sufficient statistic whose dimension is less than dimension of parameter
Consider following example:
Suppose $ X\sim N(0, \sigma^2) $,
consider a random sample of size one from this population.
Clearly $X$ is sufficient statistic but $ |X| $ is minimal sufficient ...
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Efficiency, Precision, Accuracy, and Consistency
Can anyone please explain me the statistical terms efficiency, precision, accuracy, and consistency in plain language with easy example (hopefully by daily life example)?
So far, my understanding of ...
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Multidimensional Bayes point estimates
Consider the posterior distribution $p(\theta|x)$. We aim to find a "good" estimate of the random variable $\theta$. The Bayes risk associated with the loss function $L(\hat{\theta}, \theta)$ is ...
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comparison of two estimators
Assume we have a data set $\mathbf{x}_{n} = (x_{1}, \dots, x_{n})$. Let $\delta_{1}(\mathbf{x}_{n})$ and $\delta_{2}(\mathbf{x}_{n})$ be two consistent estimators of some parameter $\theta \in R^{k}$. ...
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Does a Bayes estimator require that the true parameter is a possible variate of the prior?
This might be a bit of a philosophical question, but here we go: In decision theory, the risk of a Bayes estimator $\hat\theta(x)$ for $\theta\in\Theta$ is defined with respect to a prior distribution ...
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About the variance of a weighted sum
What can be said about the variance of the following quantity
$$
\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n \left(\frac{f(x_i)}{\sum_{j=1}^nf(x_j)}-b\right)g(x_i) ?
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Here, $b \in [0, 1]$, and the $x_i$s are i.i.d ...
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Machine learning - shatter the point and VC dimension
I failed to understand this question , I'm not strong with all the upper-bound topic I would really appreciate a solution with good explanation, heres the question:
Class C includes functions of the ...
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Computing variance from a set of samples
My dataset contains a set of samples from a set of normal RVs. Each RV is normally distributed with equal variances and varying means. However, I have only two samples from each RV.
How to estimate ...
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MME for exponential family
Let $X_1, X_2,...,X_n$ be iid random variables having pdf
$$f(x|\theta) = \frac{1}{x \sqrt{2\pi\theta}}e^{(-[\log x]^2/[2\theta])} I_{(0,\inf)}(x)$$ where $\theta > 0$. Determine the MME of $\theta$...
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Determining an MLE
I am trying to find the MLE of $\theta$ for $X_1, X_2,...,X_n$ with the following pdf:
$$f(x|\theta) = \frac{\log(\theta)}{\theta - 1} \theta^{x}$$
I determined the joint density and got:
$$\prod_{...
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MLE for variance of a lognormal distribution
Let $X_1, X_2,...,X_n$ be iid random variables having pdf
$$f(x|\theta) = \frac{1}{x \sqrt{2\pi\theta}}e^{(-[\log x]^2/[2\theta])} I_{(0,\inf)}(x)$$ where $\theta > 0$.
Determine the MLE of $\...
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confidence interval
I am new to statistics and would appreciate any help!
I have been asked to calculate a point estimate and 95% CI for the proportion of the population who are (eg) value A. There are three categories ...
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Find the Method of moments estimate
So here i am getting E(X)=1/2,E(X^2)=0 and E(X^3)=Theta squared/4
How do i proceed now?How do i use the given x values ?
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What is the maximum likelihood estimator of the given distribution?
Let $X_{1},...,X_{n}$ be independent random variables with $X_{k}$ having the normal distribution with mean $k\theta$ and variance $\sigma^2$. Find the maximum likelihood estimator of $\theta$.
My ...
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Maximum likelihood estimator of $\theta$ of the following probability distribution
Let $x_{1}=-2,x_{2}=1,x_{3}=3,x_{4}=-4$ be observed values from the following density function:
$f(x|\theta)=\frac{e^{-x}}{e^{\theta}+e^{-\theta}}$ where the support is $-\theta \leq x\leq\theta$.
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Are exponential families uniformly continuous?
It is common to consider log-likelihood $$l(x_1,\cdots,x_n,\theta) :=\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n \log f\left(x_i,\theta\right)$$
where $f$ is density function of $X$.
Under what conditions is the ...
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What is the intuitive meaning of autocorrelation - when is $r_xx[0] = 1$
Consider a linear model $y_n = \beta x_n + v_n$
where $n$ represents the time index, $x$ is the input data source
$\hat{\beta}_{OLS} = (X^TX)^{-1}X^Ty$ is the ordinary least square estimate of the ...
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Estimating a GCD
I have two related questions.
Question 1: Let $k_1, \ldots k_n$ be positive integers, and $\alpha_1, \ldots \alpha_n \in (0,1)$ be such that $\sum_{j \leq n} \alpha_j = 1$.
Suppose $\langle X_m \...
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Best plausible estimate of parameter of hypergeometric distribution
Consider the Urn problem where a hypothetical urn contains a finite number of $m$ balls, $r$ of which are black and $m-r$ are white. We take a random sample without replacement of $n$ balls and ...
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How would you find the MLE of this pairwise exponential distribution?
$$X_1 \dots X_n \sim f_\theta(x) = \begin{cases}
\exp(\theta-x) & x\geq\theta\\
0& otherwise
\end{cases}$$
We have
$$L_x(\theta) = \begin{cases}
\exp(n\theta-\sum_{i=1}^n x_i) & x_i\geq\...
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Deriving confidence intervals from a LOOCV of a GAM
Say that I have some observations, $y_1, y_2, ...y_n$ that are described using a generalized additive model (GAM). A Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation (LOOCV) is then performed where each observation $...
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sufficient statistic for n-point distribution that depends of one parameter
I'm studiying the concept of sufficient statistic, but I have a question that I can't resolve... I hope someone can help me.
My question is the next:
I suppose that I do n independent trials with m ...
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Does nonparametric bootstrapping work on correlated data?
I have $m$ weakly stationary observations $X_1,X_2,\cdots,X_m$ from a Markov chain. I want to estimate the variance of the mean. My idea was to use nonparametric bootstrapping to make $n$ bootstrap ...
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uniqueness of MVUE
Let $(X_1,...,X_n)$ be a random sample from an exponential distribution with
pdf $f(x,\theta) = \frac{1}{\theta}\exp{\frac{-x}{\theta}}I_{(0,\infty)(x)}$ , which of the following estimators is the ...
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Numerically computing the MLEs using Newton's method and the invariance proprty
I'm currently addressing maximum likelihood estimation for a three-parameter probability distribution with all parameters being positive real-valued. I'm using Newton's method to calculate the MLEs ...
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What should the estimated proportion be for the population when the sample proportion is 1?
I am auditing insurance claims for fraud. In my random sample, all the claims are fraudulent. Could I say for the population that the estimated proportion of fraud is 1? I know how to compute a ...
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Is it possible to have a point estimate outside of confidence interval? [duplicate]
Is it possible to have a point estimate outside of confidence interval? Could anyone give me an example?
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Find the UMVUE of $6\theta^2$ given $f(x|\theta) = \frac{1}{2\theta^2} e^{\frac{-\sqrt{x}}{\theta}} I_{(0,\infty)}(x)$
Given $X_1, X_2,\ldots, X_n$ are i.i.d rvs with pdf $f(x|\theta) = \frac{1}{2\theta^2} e^{\frac{-\sqrt{x}}{\theta}} I_{(0,\infty)}(x)$ for $\ \theta > 0$. Find the UMVUE of $\ 6\theta^2$, and ...
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MLE estimator of $P(X \leq c)$ for $X~ normal(\theta,1)$
I need to find MLE estimator of $P(X \leq c)$ where X is $Normal(\theta,1)$, c is fixed. Note: $X_1,...,X_n$ are a random sample drawn from $Normal(\theta,1)$
Any hint on how to approach this ...
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What is the difference between complete statistics and complete family of distributions?
I fail to understand when we call a family of distribution is complete and when a statistic is complete. What is the difference between both?, Is there a relation between them? Please provide examples ...
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Is there a method for comparing point estimates after determining an interaction effect?
Suppose I'm conducting a multiple regression with two predictor variables (X1 and X2) and have found a significant interaction effect.
Let's say X1 = aggression, X2 = gender (men/women), and Y = ...
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Parameter estimation of Gamma Distribution using R
This question might also be suited to the programming site, but I thought since there is enough on the statistics side, I would use this forum. I am trying to estimate the alpha parameter in a Gamma ...
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Statistics point estimation question
I have the following question, I am not sure how to interpret it.
Suppose we are interested in estimating the difference in true average mean length between the two species of fish. Calculate an ...
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Karlin-Rubin's theorem in the setting of the uniform distribution
Suppose that I have a population desribed by $X\sim U(0,\theta)$, where $\theta$ is unknown. I want to test $$\begin{cases} H_0:\,\theta\leq 30 \\ H_A:\,\theta>30\end{cases}$$ using the uniformly ...
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Choosing one parameterization over another
Suppose I have a random response Y and a fixed predictor X. My model is
\begin{align*}
Y &= \frac{aX}{b + aX}
\end{align*}
where $X, Y, a, b > 0$. I have a sample $Y_1, ..., Y_n$ and n is ...
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Obtaining group-level estimate of quantity, for e.g. correlation
say I have multiple estimates of correlation between source A and source B, for multiple subjects. the number of estimates vary between subjects. for example, subject 1 might have 10 estimates of ...
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Analysing the entire population [duplicate]
I am performing an analysis in which the unit of analysis is a geographical area (more precisely, an LSOA). This is a case when the sample analysed can represent the entire population (all 32000+ ...
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Mean estimation under known variance heterogeneity
We observe $X_1,\ldots,X_N$ and consider following model:
$$
X_i = \theta + w_i\epsilon,\quad \epsilon \sim N(0, 1).
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Based on above model, we want to estimate $\theta$ given $X_1,\ldots,X_N$ and $...
