Let X1 and X2 be two observations on aniid random variable drawn from a population with mean μ andvariance σ2 (for example, the random variable could beincome; X1 could be person 1’s income and X2,person 2’s income). Which of the following is an unbiased estimatorof mean income?
All of these are unbiased estimators of mean income.
23X1+13X2
15X1+45X2
Which of the following is the “best†(that is, least-variance)estimator of mean income?
15X1+45X2
23X1+13X2
All of these are \"best\" estimators of mean income.