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Month: October 2011


The variance of a maximum likelihood estimator

Posted on October 29, 2011 Updated on August 18, 2023

Maximum likelihood is one of those topics in mathematical statistics that takes a while to wrap your head around. At… Read more

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The power function

Posted on October 4, 2011 Updated on August 18, 2023

Power is the probability of rejecting a null hypothesis when the alternative is true. Say your null hypothesis is \(… Read more

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