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Estimation III: Method of Moments and Maximum Likelihood Stat 3202 @ OSU, Autumn 2018 Dalpiaz 1

A Standard Setup iid Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n ∼ Poisson( λ ) . That is f ( x | λ ) = λ x e − λ , x = 0 , 1 , 2 , . . . λ > 0 x ! How should we estimate λ ? 2

Population and Sample Moments The k th population moment of a RV (about the origin) is ′ � Y k � µ k = E The k th sample moment is n k = Y k = 1 ′ � Y k m i n i =1 3

The Method of Moments (MoM) The Method of Moments (MoM) consists of equating sample moments and population moments. If a population has t parameters, the MOM consists of solving the system of equations ′ ′ k = µ k , k = 1 , 2 , . . . , t m for the t parameters. 4

Example: Poisson iid Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n ∼ Poisson( λ ) . That is f ( x | λ ) = λ x e − λ , x = 0 , 1 , 2 , . . . λ > 0 x ! Find a method of moments estimator of λ , call it ˜ λ . 5

Example: Normal, Two Unknowns Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n be iid N ( θ, σ 2 ) . � θ, σ 2 � Use the method of moments to estimate the parameter vector . 6

Example: Normal, Mean Known Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n be iid N (1 , σ 2 ) . Find a method of moments estimator of σ 2 , call it ˜ σ 2 . 7

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Calculus??? 9

A Game Show / An Idea 10

Is a Coin Fair? Let Y ∼ binom( n = 100 , p ). Suppose we observe a single observation x = 60. 11

Log Rules • x m x n = x m + n • ( x m ) n = x mn • log( ab ) = log( a ) + log( b ) • log( a / b ) = log( a ) − log( b ) • log( a b ) = b log( a ) • � n i =1 x i = x 1 · x 2 · · · · · x n � a • � n �� n i =1 x a i = i =1 x i �� n = � n � • log i =1 x i i =1 log( x i ) 12

Example: Poisson iid Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n ∼ Poisson( λ ) . That is f ( x | λ ) = λ x e − λ , x = 0 , 1 , 2 , . . . λ > 0 x ! Find the maximum likelihood estimator of λ , call it ˆ λ . 13

Example: Poisson iid Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n ∼ Poisson( λ ) . That is f ( x | λ ) = λ x e − λ , x = 0 , 1 , 2 , . . . λ > 0 x ! Calculate the maximum likelihood estimate of λ , when x 1 = 1 , x 2 = 2 , x 3 = 4 , x 4 = 2 . 14

Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) Given a random sample X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n from a population with parameter θ and density or mass f ( x | θ ), we have: The Likelihood, L ( θ ), n � L ( θ ) = f ( x 1 , x 2 , . . . , x n ) = f ( x i | θ ) i =1 The Maximum Likelihood Estimator , ˆ θ ˆ θ = argmax L ( θ ) = argmax log L ( θ ) θ θ 15

Invariance Principle If ˆ θ is the MLE of θ and the function h ( θ ) is continuous, then h (ˆ θ ) is the MLE of h ( θ ). iid Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n ∼ Poisson( λ ) . That is f ( x | λ ) = λ x e − λ , x = 0 , 1 , 2 , . . . λ > 0 x ! • Example: Find the maximum likelihood estimator of P [ X = 4], call it ˆ P [ X = 4]. Calculate an estimate using this estimator when x 1 = 1 , x 2 = 2 , x 3 = 4 , x 4 = 2 . 16

Some Brief History 17

Who Is This? 18

Who Is This? 19

Another Example Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n iid from a population with pdf f ( x | θ ) = 1 θ x (1 − θ ) /θ , 0 < x < 1 , 0 < θ < ∞ Find the maximum likelihood estimator of θ , call it ˆ θ . 20

A Different Example Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n iid from a population with pdf f ( x | θ ) = θ x 2 , 0 < θ ≤ x < ∞ Find the maximum likelihood estimator of θ , call it ˆ θ . 21

Example: Gamma Let X 1 , X 2 , . . . , X n ∼ iid gamma( α, β ) with α known. Find the maximum likelihood estimator of β , call it ˆ β . 22

Next Time • More examples? • Why does this work? • Why do we need both MLE and MoM? • How do we use these methods in practice? 23