Consider the simple linear regression model , where , and the uncorrelated errors have zero mean and finite variance . Let ̃, where minimize with respect to scalars . Let ̃ be the ordinary least squares estimator of . Which of the following statements are true?
Part CCSIR NET December 2025beta-tilde-1-is-a-shrinkage-estimator-by-construction-it-cannot-have-worse-mse-than-the-unbiased-ols-estimator
Beta tilde 1 is a shrinkage estimator by construction it cannot have worse mse than the unbiased ols estimator
Related counterexample: OLS is the BLUE in every linear model
- weighted least squaresJune 2023
- adjusted r squaredDecember 2023
- estimability in anovaDecember 2023
- central vs noncentralDecember 2023
- projection shrinks variance and creates covarianceDecember 2024
- a saturated model leaves no choice of estimatorDecember 2024
The chapter behind this: Linear models, Gauss–Markov and ANOVA — free to read
From Linear Models and Multivariate › Gauss–Markov, regression, ANOVA basics
Last revised . Found a mistake? Tell us — corrections are the fastest thing we act on.