9.35 Let Y₁, Y₂,... be a sequence of random variables with E(Y) = µ and V (Y) = o. Notice that the o's are not all equal. a What is E(Y)? b What is V (Y)? c Under what condition (on the o's) can Theorem 9.1 be applied to show that Y,, is a consistent estimator for u?

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9.35 Let Y₁, Y2,... be a sequence of random variables with E(Y;) = μ and V (Y) = o. Notice
that the o?'s are not all equal.
a What is E(Y,)?
b What is V (Y)?
c
Under what condition (on the o's) can Theorem 9.1 be applied to show that Yn
consistent estimator for μ?
is a
Transcribed Image Text:9.35 Let Y₁, Y2,... be a sequence of random variables with E(Y;) = μ and V (Y) = o. Notice that the o?'s are not all equal. a What is E(Y,)? b What is V (Y)? c Under what condition (on the o's) can Theorem 9.1 be applied to show that Yn consistent estimator for μ? is a
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