For the statistical model {Nd(θ,Σ),θ∈Rd}, where Σ is a known, positive-definite d×d matrix, we want to estimate θ based on n i.i.d. observations X1,…,Xn with distribution Nd(θ,Σ).
(a) Derive the maximum likelihood estimator θ^n of θ. What is the distribution of θ^n ?
(b) For α∈(0,1), construct a confidence region Cnα such that Pθ(θ∈Cnα)=1−α.
(c) For Σ=Id, compute the maximum likelihood estimator of θ for the following parameter spaces:
(i) Θ={θ:∥θ∥2=1}.
(ii) Θ={θ:v⊤θ=0} for some unit vector v∈Rd.
(d) For Σ=Id, we want to test the null hypothesis Θ0={0} (i.e. θ=0) against the composite alternative Θ1=Rd\{0}. Compute the likelihood ratio statistic Λ(Θ1,Θ0) and give its distribution under the null hypothesis. Compare this result with the statement of Wilks' theorem.