noun
maximum likelihood estimation; maximum likelihood method
A statistical method for estimating parameters of a probability distribution by maximizing a likelihood function. Used in fields such as machine learning, econometrics, and biostatistics.
最尤法を用いてパラメータを推定した。
We estimated the parameters using maximum likelihood estimation.
このモデルでは
For this model, maximum likelihood estimation is the standard estimation method.
ベイズ推定 incorporates prior distributions, whereas 最尤法 uses only the likelihood from the observed data.
From 最 (さい, 'most') + 尤 (ゆう, 'likely' or 'plausible') + 法 (ほう, 'method'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'maximum likelihood method'.