Definition:Maximum Likelihood Estimation
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Definition
Maximum likelihood estimation is the procedure to choose the value of an estimator in order to maximize the likelihood.
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): maximum likelihood estimation
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): maximum likelihood estimation