A Paradox in Admissibility

Makani, Sherali Mavjibhai

Ann. Statist., Tome 5 (1977) no. 1, p. 544-546 / Harvested from Project Euclid

Résumé

Let $X_1, X_2$ be two independent variables with means $\theta_1, \theta_2$. Then two examples are given (one binomial, one normal) in which an estimator, depending only on $X_2$ is admissible for estimating $\theta_1$.

Publié le : 1977-05-14
Classification: Paradox, admissibility, normal distributions, binomial, Poisson, 62F10, 62C15

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Makani, Sherali Mavjibhai. A Paradox in Admissibility. Ann. Statist., Tome 5 (1977) no. 1, pp.  544-546. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1176343853/