Chapter 8: Q16SE (page 529)
Suppose that a random variable X has the exponential distribution with meanθ, which is unknown(θ >0). Find the Fisher information±õ(θ)inX.
Short Answer
The fisher information for the random variable X is 1/θ2.
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Chapter 8: Q16SE (page 529)
Suppose that a random variable X has the exponential distribution with meanθ, which is unknown(θ >0). Find the Fisher information±õ(θ)inX.
The fisher information for the random variable X is 1/θ2.
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