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Statistics for Data Science II · End Term · 14 Sept 2025 · May 2025 term · Set 2

Question 16: Find the value of method of moment estimate of .

Question 16

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Let be a discrete random variable such that {0, 1} with where is an unknown parameter. Consider a random sample (0, 1, 1, 0, 1) from . Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Find the value of method of moment estimate of .

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Question 16 of 27 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science II (Stats 2) End Term paper sat on 14 Sept 2025, in the May 2025 term (Statistics2 14 Sep 25 (Session 2)). It carries 2 marks.

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