Introduction
What this guide covers
Introduction Introduction Statistical computing & mathematical optimization
Overview
Topics covered
- Introduction
- Numerical Optimization in Inference and Modeling
- Introduction and Formulation of the Problem in Statistics
- The Statistical Paradigm as an Optimization Problem
- Classification of Optimization Problems
- Softness and Conditioning
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\hat{\theta}_{\text{MLE}} = \arg\max_{\theta \in \Theta} L(\theta; \mathbf{X}) = \arg\max_{\theta \in \Theta} \prod_{i=1}^{n} p(X_i \mid \theta)