Maximum Likelihood, Profile Likelihood, and Penalized Likelihood: A Primer
Maximum Likelihood, Profile Likelihood, and Penalized Likelihood: A Primer
The method of maximum likelihood is widely used in epidemiology, yet many epidemiologists receive little or no education in the conceptual underpinnings of the approach. Here we provide a primer on maximum likelihood and some important extensions which have proven useful in epidemiologic research, and which reveal connections between maximum …