Which of the following statements about maximum likelihood estimation is incorre

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Which of the following statements about maximum likelihood estimation is incorrect?

a. Assuming that we choose the correct likelihood function, our model parameter estimates are guaranteed to be unbiased.

b. We typically maximize the log of the likelihood function because it is computationally easier to work with.

c. MLEs reflect the value of unknown parameters that make the observed data most likely to have occurred.

d. The main difference between a likelihood and probability density function is the direction of the inference (i.e., whether the data or true parameter values are known).

e. None of these / cannot say

Explanation / Answer

Answer: A

that i, assuming that we choose the correct likelihood function, our model parameter estimates are guranteed to be unbiased.

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