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Methods of Estimation

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In chapter one, we have discussed different optimum properties of good point estimators viz. unbiasedness, minimum variance, consistency and efficiency which are the desirable properties of a good estimator.

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Sahu, P.K., Pal, S.R., Das, A.K. (2015). Methods of Estimation. In: Estimation and Inferential Statistics. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2514-0_2

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