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Data Reduction and Sufficiency

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Data Reduction and Sufficiency

Data Reduction and Sufficiency

Data Reduction and Sufficiency

The information in a random sample is used to make inferences about an unknown parameter theta. If the sample size n is large, then the observed sample is a long list of numbers that is difficult, if…

data reduction
statistic
sufficiency principle
sufficient statistic
conditional distribution
factorization theorem
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Conditional Distributions and Independence

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Conditional Distributions and Independence

Conditional Distributions and Independence

Conditional Distributions and Independence

Oftentimes when two random variables (X, Y) are observed, the values of the two variables are related. For example, it may be that knowledge about the value of X gives information about the value of…

conditional distribution
marginal distribution
joint distribution
conditional expectation
moment generating function
conditional probability
independent random variables
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