Q&A Bank 3.21 (ii)

Discussion in 'CT3' started by Nolasko, Jan 22, 2018.

  1. Nolasko

    Nolasko Keen member

    Can someone please explain me how the MLE is derived here, particularly the constant part?
     
  2. John Lee

    John Lee ActEd Tutor Staff Member

    The probability of observing 87,889 zero's is \([P(X=0)]^{87.889}\), the probability of observing 11,000 one's is \([P(X=1)]^{11,000}\) and so on. You then use the probability function for the Poisson to get \(P(X=0)\), etc.

    The constant is all the different combinations of getting 87,889 zero's, 11,000 one's and so on. Just like a binomial. But frankly it doesn't affect your answer so I wouldn't bother with the actually value and just call it constant.
     

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