Definition: Functions constructed from a statistical model and a set of observed data which give the probability of that data for various values of the unknown model parameters. Those parameter values that maximize the probability are the maximum likelihood estimates of the parameters.
IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific subject /statist (IM); no qualif
Other names Maximum Likelihood Estimates; Maximum Likelihood Estimate; Likelihood Function; Functions, Likelihood; Function, Likelihood; Estimates, Maximum Likelihood; Estimate, Maximum Likelihood
