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likelihood
(redirected from Likelihood function)

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like·li·hood  (lkl-hd)
n.
1. The state of being probable; probability.
2. Something probable.

likelihood
Noun
chance; probability
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.likelihood - the probability of a specified outcome
probability - the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
odds - the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
unlikelihood, unlikeliness - the improbability of a specified outcome

likelihood
noun probability, chance, possibility, prospect, liability, good chance, strong possibility, reasonableness, likeliness
Translations
likelihood [ˈlaɪklɪhud] nprobabilidad f;
in all likelihood → según todas las probabilidades
likelihood [ˈlaɪklɪhud] nprobabilité f;
in all likelihood → selon toute vraisemblance
likelihood [ˈlaɪklɪhud] nWahrscheinlichkeit f;
there is every likelihood that ... → es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass ...;
in all likelihood → aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach
likelihood [ˈlaɪklɪhud] nprobabilità;
in all likelihood → con ogni probabilità, molto probabilmente


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The likelihood functions for both the current model and the candidate model are evaluated using the parameter estimates of [[delta].
Estimators produced by maximizing the likelihood function in a Poisson regression are generally preferred over those produced by least squares based on their statistical properties, and the data are automatically weighted based on the expected number of deaths (highly correlated with population size).
29) Families contribute to the likelihood function for an outcome only if some siblings differ in the outcome (e.
 
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