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The likelihood function is a function of params for a fixed value of data and it is not a probability function. There is another function - a function of data
by kgwgk 3y ago
The likelihood function is a function of params for a fixed value of data and it is not a probability function.
There is another function - a function of data for fixed params - which is a probability density. That doesn’t change the fact that the likelihood function isn’t.