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If an estimator b is consistent for an unknown parameter β, then plim b = β.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Here, we are given that,
If an estimator b is consistent for an unknown parameter β, then
plim b = β.
And we have to tell whether the given statement is:-
True
OR
False
ANSWER :- True
Explanation:- The above result follows from the asymptotic property of Consistency.
It means that, if b is an consistent estimator for the unknown Parameter, , then
It means that, as n tends to infinity, i.e. as the sample size gets larger and larger, the absolute difference between the estimator b and the Parameter tends to 0.
In short, it means that, is the Probability limit of estimator b.
It is written as ,
plim b =
Hence, the given statement is True.
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