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Let X1, X2,..., Xn denote a random sample from the probability
density function
fx(x) = ax- for x E (0, 1) and a > 0
Find the method-of-moments estimator for a.
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 2 Let X1, X2,..., Xn denote a random sample from the probability density function fx(x) = ax- for x E (0, 1) and a > 0 Find the method-of-moments estimator for a.
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