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ANSC*6370 QG and Animal Models
Fall 03 - Quiz 5 - Answers

1.

Define the following terms in b.l.u.e.

best=

linear=

unbiased=

estimator=

2.

Explain the differences between generalized least squares, ordinary least squares, and weighted least squares.

3.

The variance-covariance matrices of the random effects of a model are supposed to be symmetric and ???