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Revision 4 . . (edit) July 3, 2001 2:30 pm by Larry Sanger
Revision 2 . . June 30, 2001 6:11 am by TedDunning
Revision 1 . . (edit) June 29, 2001 9:01 pm by Larry Sanger
  

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Changed: 1c1
The Likelihood Principle asserts that the information in any Sample can be found, if at all, from the likelihood function, that function of [unknown parameters]? which specifies the probability of the sample observed.
The likelihood principle asserts that the information in any sample can be found, if at all, from the likelihood function, that function of [unknown parameters]? which specifies the probability of the sample observed.

Changed: 7c7
No multiplicative constant of C(N,X) is included because only the part of the probability which involves the parameter, p, is relevant. In particular, this principle suggests that it does not matter whether you started out planning to observe N trials or you just decided to stop on a whim. The issue of the likelihood principle is still controversial.
No multiplicative constant of C(N,X) is included because only the part of the probability which involves the parameter, p, is relevant. In particular, this principle suggests that it does not matter whether you started out planning to observe N trials or you just decided to stop on a whim. The issue of the likelihood principle is still controversial. A deeper discussion of the topic is available in the article about the maximum likelihood principle.

Changed: 9c9
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