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Let X1,...,Xn ∼ Geo(θ). (a) Find a 90% asymptotic confidence interval for θ. (b) Find a...

  1. Let X1,...,Xn ∼ Geo(θ).

    1. (a) Find a 90% asymptotic confidence interval for θ.

    2. (b) Find a 99% asymptotic lower confidence intervals for φ = 1/θ, the expected number of trials until the first success.

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quite a long calculation. The student is advised to go through minutely and in case find it difficult to understand, comment.

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