Definition of Likelihood. Meaning of Likelihood. Synonyms of Likelihood

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Definition of Likelihood

Likelihood
Likelihood Like"li*hood (-l[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Likely + -hood.] 1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.] What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ? --Shak. 2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.] There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Likelihood from wikipedia

- The likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) is the joint probability m**** (or probability density) of observed data viewed as a function...
- In statistics, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a method of estimating the parameters of an ****umed probability distribution, given some observed...
- In statistics, the likelihood-ratio test ****esses the goodness of fit of two competing statistical models, specifically one found by maximization over...
- A marginal likelihood is a likelihood function that has been integrated over the parameter space. In Bayesian statistics, it represents the probability...
- quasi-likelihood methods are used to estimate parameters in a statistical model when exact likelihood methods, for example maximum likelihood estimation...
- {\text{likelihood of null model}}{\text{likelihood of the saturated model}}}-\ln {\frac {\text{likelihood of ****ed model}}{\text{likelihood of the saturated...
- The elaboration likelihood model (ELM) of persuasion is a dual process theory describing the change of attitudes. The ELM was developed by Richard E. Petty...
- (LR+, likelihood ratio positive, likelihood ratio for positive results) and negative likelihood ratio (LR–, likelihood ratio negative, likelihood ratio...
- In statistics, the likelihood principle is the proposition that, given a statistical model, all the evidence in a sample relevant to model parameters is...
- maximum likelihood (REML) approach is a particular form of maximum likelihood estimation that does not base estimates on a maximum likelihood fit of all...