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Maximum likelihood - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Fisheries management. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Fisheries management )

1.2. 🇫🇷 French translation of maximum likelihood:

Probabilité maximale

1.3. Definition of maximum likelihood in fisheries:

Maximum likelihood: A statistical criterion for the estimation of parameters in models. The method aims to maximize the likelihood (probability) of having collected the observed data, given predictions from a model. For example, VPA tuning often involves finding the estimates of abundance and mortality rates that maximize the likelihood for the observed standardised CPUE.