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"textContent": "I have a basic question. On the book section 18.1.2 an example is given for the exponential distribution. The expected life length \\mu is 1/\\lambda and the MLE of \\mu is then w/n_u. However, I have a problem understanding is why the estimated variance of \\mu is w^2/n_u^3?",
"title": "RMS Parametric Survival Models"
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