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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2013 iii Paper 32 3 b ii Solution by
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For , set , and . Then . Symmetry of the normal density and distribution yieldsThe ratio is an Inverse Mills ratio. It is positive, and the pooled estimator's conditional bias is thereforeThis identity supplies both correction procedures below.
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