Solution

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Since the MLE has constant risk , its worst-case risk is , so the minimax risk is at most . On the other hand, the worst-case risk of every estimator is at least its average risk under any prior, and therefore at least the optimal Bayes risk for that prior. Using gives
Letting yields a lower bound . The bounds agree, proving the minimaxity of the usual multivariate normal mean estimator:

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