maximum likelihood in exponential families

(30 minutes to learn)

Summary

For any exponential family model, the maximum likelihood parameters are such that the model moments match the data moments.

Context

This concept has the prerequisites:

Goals

  • Derive the general formula for the maximum likelihood parameter estimate for exponential families: namely, that the model moments match the empirical moments.

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