Put . By symmetry,
Their sum is , which is measurable with respect to , so
Therefore
This also follows from the Gaussian conditional expectation formula because .
If , then . If , Gaussian conditional expectation for the Brownian bridge between and gives
The marginal predictor density is
Gaussian conditional expectation gives
Integrating this conditional distribution through the response model yields
When , , , and . Hence
where
The approximate maximum-likelihood estimators are
From part (i),
The conditional-normal formula therefore gives
Consequently the Gaussian conditional expectation is
By Gaussian conditional expectation,
Multiply by , take expectations, and use part (c):
Substitution into part (d) gives