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If T₁ and T₂ are two unbiased estimators of θ and V(T₁) and V(T₂) are their variances, then T₁ is said…

Of two unbiased estimators \(T_1\) and \(T_2\) of a parameter \(\theta\), the estimator with the smaller variance is more efficient. Therefore, \(T_1\) is more efficient…

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If T₁ and T₂ are two unbiased estimators of θ and V(T₁) and V(T₂) are their variances, then T₁ is said to be more efficient than T₂, when -

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Of two unbiased estimators T1T_1 and T2T_2 of a parameter θ\theta, the estimator with the smaller variance is more efficient. Therefore, T1T_1 is more efficient than T2T_2 when V(T1)<V(T2)V(T_1) < V(T_2).

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