Maximum-likelihood estimation

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Point estimation rule: given iid sample x from parametric family f(·|θ), estimate θ̂ = argmax_θ L(θ; x) = argmax_θ ∏ f(xᵢ|θ). Consistent and asymptotically efficient under regularity conditions.

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