Let x1, X2, ..., Xn be a random sample from a geometric distribution. We wish to find the maximum likelihood estimator for p. What is the likelihood function of p? For the instructor, this was question 6. X x-bar X 1/x-bar X (1-p)×-1p X (1-p)(Ex)-1p X (1-p)2x)-1p" (1-p)(Zx)-pn X (1-p)(x-bar)-npn

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Let x1, X2,
Xn be a random sample from a geometric distribution. We wish to find the maximum likelihood estimator for p.
....
What is the likelihood function of p?
For the instructor, this was question 6.
X x-bar
X 1/x-bar
X (1-p)×-1p
(1-p)(Ex)-1p
O x (1-p)(Zx)-1pn
(1-p)(Ex)-\pn
X (1-p)(x-bar)-npn
Transcribed Image Text:Let x1, X2, Xn be a random sample from a geometric distribution. We wish to find the maximum likelihood estimator for p. .... What is the likelihood function of p? For the instructor, this was question 6. X x-bar X 1/x-bar X (1-p)×-1p (1-p)(Ex)-1p O x (1-p)(Zx)-1pn (1-p)(Ex)-\pn X (1-p)(x-bar)-npn
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