GM-RKB: Maximum Likelihood Estimate

AKA: Maximum Likelihood, MLE, ML, Maximum Likelihood Estimation.
Context:
- It can be the attained by a Maximum Likelihood Estimator.
- It can be an Optimality Criterion for the selection of Parameter for a Statistical Model that optimizes the Likelihood Function.
See: Likelihood Function, Maximum a Posteriori Estimate.

References

http://clopinet.com/isabelle/Projects/ETH/Exam_Questions.html
- The maximum likelihood method of inference chooses the set of parameters of the model that maximize the likelihood.
(Wikipedia, 2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_likelihood
- Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a popular statistical method used for fitting a mathematical model to some data. ...
http://www.mindspring.com/~scarlson/tc/glossary.htm
- Clad. An optimality criterion that chooses the optimal phylogeny as having the most probability given a statistical model of the changes in characteristics. ...
http://www.nhc.ed.ac.uk/index.php
- A method of determining which of two or more competing hypotheses (such as alternative phylogenetic trees) yields best fits to the data.
http://www.bcu.ubc.ca/~otto/EvolDisc/Glossary.html
- A criterion for estimating a parameter from observed data under an explicit model. In phylogenetic analysis, the optimal tree under the maximum ...

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(Efron & Tibshirani, 1991) => Bradley Efron, and Robert Tibshirani. (1991). "Statistical Data Analysis in the Computer Age." In: Science, 253(5018). [10.1126/science.253.5018.390]
- Most of our familiar statistical methods, such as hypothesis testing, linear regression, analysis of variance, and maximum likelihood estimation, were designed to be implemented on mechanical calculators. ...