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Linear Models & Regression — weighted least-squares estimate of a common mean

Independent observations y1,y2,...,yny_1, y_2, ..., y_n have been drawn from N(μ,σ2/xi2)N(\mu,\sigma^2/x_i^2); i=1,2,...,ni=1,2,...,n; where xix_i's are not equal, uncorrelated with the errors in the model and xi≠0x_i\neq0 for all i. The least squares estimate of μ\mu would be

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