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Q34Section I (Objective (Q1–Q80))34 of 80

Sufficiency and MLE — power distribution

Let x1,x2,…,xnx_1,x_2,\dots,x_n be a random sample from a population with probability density function f(x;θ)=θxθ−1f(x;\theta)=\theta x^{\theta-1}; 0<x<10<x<1, θ>0\theta>0. Which of the following statements are correct?

I. ∏i=1nxi\prod_{i=1}^n x_i is a sufficient estimator of θ\theta.

II. ∑i=1nxi\sum_{i=1}^n x_i is a sufficient estimator of θ\theta.

III. −n∑i=1nlog⁡xi-\dfrac{n}{\sum_{i=1}^n\log x_i} is a maximum likelihood estimator of θ\theta.

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