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LIKELIHOODS WITH ROUNDED DATA
Author(s) -
Lambert J. A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian journal of statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-842X
pISSN - 0004-9581
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1972.tb00894.x
Subject(s) - maximum likelihood , statistics , exponential family , likelihood function , exponential distribution , mathematics , estimation , exponential function , computer science , mathematical analysis , engineering , systems engineering
Summary Observed continuous random variates are effectively “discretized” by the limited accuracy with which they can be recorded. The effects of this on the likelihood function and on maximum likelihood estimation are often overlooked. Some published data for the exponential distribution are examined and the results compared with earlier studies. A note on estimation for the normal distribution is also given.