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Chapter 14.2, Problem 14E

a.

To determine

Show that the maximum likelihood estimate of p is p^=(xin)xi.

Find the value of p^ for the given data.

b.

To determine

Find the expected frequency using p^ from part (a).

Test the fit of the model by combining the observed counts for 7, 8, 9,…12.

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