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1 mark, −0.333StatisticsPoint and interval estimationSufficiency and the factorisation theoremModerateabout 1 min
GATE 2026 Question 37: Point and interval estimation
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This question is on Sufficiency and the factorisation theorem, part of Point and interval estimation in Statistics.
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