A likelihood function 
is the probability or probability density for the occurrence
of a sample configuration 
, ..., 
given that the probability density 
with parameter 
is known,
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(Harris and Stocker 1998, p. 824).
Likelihood Function
See also
Likelihood, Likelihood Ratio, Maximum LikelihoodExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Harris, J. W. and Stocker, H. Handbook of Mathematics and Computational Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998.Hoel, P. G. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, p. 57, 1962.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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