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1. maximum-likelihood estimation; maximum likelihood methodMathematics
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2. Maximum likelihoodIn statistics, maximum-likelihood estimation (MLE) is a method of estimating the parameters of a statistical model. When applied to a data set and given a statistical model, maximum-likelihood estimation provides estimates for the model's parameters. The method of maximum likelihood corresponds to many well-known estimation methods in statistics.
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