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R.A. Fisher and the making of maximum likelihood 1912-1922

R.A. Fisher and the making of maximum likelihood 1912-1922
R.A. Fisher and the making of maximum likelihood 1912-1922
In 1922 R. A. Fisher introduced the method of maximum likelihood. He first presented the numerical procedure in 1912. This paper considers Fisher's changing justifications for the method, the concepts he developed around it (including likelihood, sufficiency, efficiency and information) and the approaches he discarded (including inverse probability).
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162-176
Aldrich, John
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Aldrich, John
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Aldrich, John (1997) R.A. Fisher and the making of maximum likelihood 1912-1922. Statistical Science, 12 (3), 162-176. (doi:10.1214/ss/1030037906).

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In 1922 R. A. Fisher introduced the method of maximum likelihood. He first presented the numerical procedure in 1912. This paper considers Fisher's changing justifications for the method, the concepts he developed around it (including likelihood, sufficiency, efficiency and information) and the approaches he discarded (including inverse probability).

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Published date: August 1997

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Local EPrints ID: 32916
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/32916
ISSN: 0883-4237
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Date deposited: 17 Nov 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:40

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