maximum likelihood
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaximumandlikelihood
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maximum
adjective
uk/ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/us/ˈmæk.sə.məm/
being the largest amount or number allowed ...
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likelihood
noun[U]
uk/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/us/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/
the chance that something ...
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This produces full informationmaximumlikelihoodestimates.
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A simple, fast, and accurate algorithm to estimate large phylogenies bymaximumlikelihood.
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Amaximumlikelihood-based method for mining major genes affecting a quantitative character.
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They instead proposed amaximumlikelihoodestimate of instantaneous mortality rate when intervals between censuses vary between trees.
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Amaximumlikelihoodratio test is used to determine which covariates are significantly different from zero and thereby contributing significantly to overall survivorship.
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To improve upon this, a classification with adjustedmaximumlikelihoodprobabilities was applied, that enlarged the probability of the underestimated type, and vice versa.
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The best single threshold common to countries was then also estimated bymaximumlikelihood.
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The procedure for obtaining themaximumlikelihoodestimates is as follows.
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That is why all presented estimations are verified with robust regressions using a modifiedmaximumlikelihood estimator, which accounts for non-normally distributed data.
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Breeding data were compiled from litters that were complete at classification and analysed usingmaximumlikelihoodmethods.
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Values for the substitution rate matrix and among-site rate variation were taken from the correspondingmaximumlikelihoodsearch.
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