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MLE of an exponential mean restricted to integers

Let x1=1.1x_1=1.1, x2=2.2x_2=2.2 and x3=3.3x_3=3.3 be the observed values of a random sample of size three from a distribution with the probability density function

f(x;θ)={1θe−x/θ,x>0, 0,otherwise,f(x;\theta)=\begin{cases}\dfrac1\theta e^{-x/\theta}, & x>0,\ 0, & \text{otherwise,}\end{cases}

where θ∈Θ={1,2,…}\theta\in\Theta=\{1,2,…\} is the unknown parameter. Then the maximum likelihood estimate of θ\theta equals ____________

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