(i) Let X1,…,Xn be independent and identically distributed random variables, having the exponential distribution E(λ) with density p(x∣λ)=λexp(−λx) for x,λ>0. Show that Tn=∑i=1nXi is minimal sufficient and complete for λ.
[You may assume uniqueness of Laplace transforms.]
(ii) For given x>0, it is desired to estimate the quantity ϕ=Prob(X1>x∣λ). Compute the Fisher information for ϕ.
(iii) State the Lehmann-Scheffé theorem. Show that the estimator ϕ~n of ϕ defined by
ϕ~n=⎩⎪⎨⎪⎧0,(1−Tnx)n−1, if Tn<x, if Tn⩾x
is the minimum variance unbiased estimator of ϕ based on (X1,…,Xn). Without doing any computations, state whether or not the variance of ϕ~n achieves the Cramér-Rao lower bound, justifying your answer briefly.
Let k⩽n. Show that E(ϕ~k∣Tn,λ)=ϕ~n.