Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / ii / Paper 1 / 29K / b / Solution

For observations $X_1,\dots ,X_n$, the log-likelihood is, up to an additive constant,Its unique maximum isNow $\mathbb{E}[X_i^2]={\sigma }^2$ and, using $\mathbb{E}[Z^4]=3$, $\mathrm{Var}(X_i^2)=2{\sigma }^4$. The central limit theorem followed by the delta method for $g(x)=\sqrt{x}$ gives