 Estimators for a Poisson exposure model (source code)

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= Estimators for a Poisson exposure model

For $S_r=\sum_i x_i^r$, unweighted least squares through the origin and maximum likelihood give
$$
\widehat\theta_{LS}=\frac{\sum_i x_iY_i}{S_2},
\qquad
\widehat\theta_{MLE}=\frac{\sum_iY_i}{S_1}.
$$
Both estimators are unbiased.

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