Estimating the random sample from a population

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Let X1,..., Xn be a random sample from a population with density re-(x-θ), for x > θ f(x) = 0, otherwise.

(a) Show that X is a biased estimator of θ.

(b) Show that X is an unbiased estimator of μ = 1 + θ.

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