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Homework Statement
In an example my book says that the expression bellow is unbiased.
I can't see why this is exactly...
Homework Equations
[tex]
\begin{array}{l}
\hat p = \frac{X}{n} \\\\
E(\hat p) = E\left( {\frac{X}{n}} \right) = \frac{1}{n} \cdot E(X) = \frac{1}{n} \cdot (n \cdot p) = p \\
\end{array}
[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Could the reason be that the expression comes down to just p, which is simply a probability and we have no better suggestion than to believe that it "hits the target"? (If that didn't make any sense, just ignore it)