Another look at fisher'S solution to the problem of the weighted mean |
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| Authors: | YP Chaubey G Gabor |
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| Institution: | 1. Concordia University , Montreal, Quebec;2. Dalhousie University , Halifax, N.S |
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| Abstract: | The marginal likelihood function of the common mean of two normal populations is considered. Transformed versions of the marginal likelihood function are plotted to illustrate the difficulties of the point estimate approach. Conditions for bimodality and asymmetry are also discussed |
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| Keywords: | likelihood marginal likelihood bimodality5 asymmetry |
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