Introduction to turbulence/Statistical analysis/Generalization to the estimator of any quantity
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- | Let <math>f=(x-X)^2</math> in equation 2.55 so that <math>F_{N}= var_{N}\left\{ x \right\}</math>, <math>\left\langle f \right\rangle = var \left\{ x \right\} </math> | + | Let <math>f=(x-X)^2</math> in equation 2.55 so that <math>F_{N}= var_{N}\left\{ x \right\}</math>, <math>\left\langle f \right\rangle = var \left\{ x \right\} </math> and <math>var \left\{f \right\} = var \left\{ \left( x-X \right)^{2} - var \left[ x-X \right] \right\}</math>. Then: |
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Similar relations can be formed for the estimator of any function of the random variable say . For example, an estimator for the average of based on realizations is given by:
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where . It is straightforward to show that this estimator is unbiased, and its variability (squared) is given by:
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Example: Suppose it is desired to estimate the variability of an estimator for the variance based on a finite number of samples as:
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(Note that this estimator is not really very useful since it presumes that the mean value, , is known, whereas in fact usually only is obtainable).
Answer
Let in equation 2.55 so that , and . Then: