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HCHenry

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A(n) ___________________ _ estimator of a population parameter is an estimator whose expected value is equal to that parameter.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

When the error variable does not have constant variance, this condition is called ___________________ _.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


mirabriestensky

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

unbiased

Answer to Question 2

heteroscedasticity


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