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Q60Section I (Objective (Q1–Q80))60 of 80

Linear Models — estimates in alternating sign model

Consider the model Yi=α+(−1)iβ+uiY_i = \alpha + (-1)^i\beta + u_i for all i=1,2,3,…,2ni = 1, 2, 3, …, 2n. uiu_i's are independent random variables with E(ui)=0\mathbb{E}(u_i) = 0 and V(ui)=σ2V(u_i) = \sigma^2 for all ii. The least squares estimators of α\alpha and β\beta are given by: I. α^=12n∑i=12nYi\hat{\alpha} = \frac{1}{2n}\sum_{i=1}^{2n}Y_i II. β^=12n[∑i=1nY2i−∑i=1nY2i−1]\hat{\beta} = \frac{1}{2n}\left[\sum_{i=1}^{n}Y_{2i} - \sum_{i=1}^{n}Y_{2i-1}\right] Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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