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Likelihood function

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

Evidence in favorof the different values of a variable that is provided by observed data that isa function of that variable.   If μ isa variable in a probabilistic model, and x isdata that is a function of, the likelihood function over  condition on x isany function that is proportional to  P(x|μ).

See Likelihood function, Prior distribution

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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