Multiple Choice
THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Let X1,X2,X3,and X4 be a random sample of observations from a population with mean μ and variance σ2.Consider the following two point estimators of μ:
1 = 0.10 X1 + 0.40 X2 + 0.40 X3 + 0.10 X4 and
2 = 0.20 X1 + 0.30 X2 + 0.30 X3 + 0.20 X4
-Which of the following constraints is true?
A) Var( 1) = Var(
B) Var( 2) 1) > Var(
2)
C) Var( 1) < Var(
2)
D) = 0.76
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