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Statistics for Data Science II · End Term · 10 May 2026 · January 2026 term

Question 23: Let be a discrete random variable with probability mass …

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Let be a discrete random variable with probability mass function:

Consider the random sample {2,3,1}. Assume that the prior distribution of is Gamma . Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Let be a discrete random variable with probability mass function:

Find the posterior mean of using the given prior distribution.

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Question 23 of 51 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science II (Stats 2) End Term paper sat on 10 May 2026, in the January 2026 term (Statistics2 06 May 26). It carries 3 marks.

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