maximum likelihood

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the probability of randomly drawing a given sample from a population maximized over the possible values of the population parameters

the non-Bayesian rule that, given an experimental observation, one should utilize as point estimates of parameters of a distribution those values which give the highest conditional probability to that observation, irrespective of the prior probability assigned to the parameters

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How to use maximum likelihood in a sentence

Having a criminal record can reduce the likelihood of getting a callback or job offer by 50 percent.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In all likelihood this last option is what we will get for the foreseeable future.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years, and thus it seems likely that Grimm would be covered by the provision.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Livvix, 30, is now in solitary confinement in the maximum-security Ayalon prison in Ramla, a city near Tel Aviv.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When these single-aisle models were introduced, the maximum seating averaged around 160 seats.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is the college stage of our present educational system anywhere near its maximum possible efficiency?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Eve, too, lovely as she is, seems to bear no likelihood of resemblance to Milton's superb mother of mankind.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
This affords the maximum of riding comfort by the elimination of all jar and jolt occasioned by an uneven roadway.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
If e is given, the above formula serves to determine the maximum range of the slide for different positions of the telescope.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler
(ii) The provision to the maximum extent possible of non-restricted or "U" programmes for children's sessions.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.