Let X1, X2, ... , Xn be a random sample with pdf f(x) = (0+1)xº-1, 0sx<1,

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find the MLE of o  (is in the image)

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Let X1, X2, ... , Xn be a random sample with pdf
f(x) = (0+1)xº-1,
0sx<1,
0 < 0 < 0
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1 Let X1, X2, ... , Xn be a random sample with pdf f(x) = (0+1)xº-1, 0sx<1, 0 < 0 < 0 %3D
Find the MLE of 0.
Transcribed Image Text:Find the MLE of 0.
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Given information:

f(x)=θ+1xθ-1, 0x1, 0<θ<

Consider, the likelihood function,

Lx=i=1nfx       =i=1nθ+1xθ-1      =θ+1ni=1nxθ-1

Apply ln on both sides,

lnLx=lnθ+1ni=1nxθ-1        =nlnθ+1+i=1nlnxθ-1

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