Q44Section I (Objective (Q1–Q80))44 of 80
MLE as a function of a sufficient statistic; invariance
Consider the following statements:
I. If a sufficient statistic for exists, then the maximum likelihood estimator will be a function of the sufficient statistic .
II. If is the maximum likelihood estimator of , then is the maximum likelihood estimator of .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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