--- zhang xuan <[email protected]> wrote:
> some one told me find the maximum likelihood estimate of θ
> for the logarithmic series distribution and construct a 95%
> Confidence Interval for θ. there is no sample but i was told that
> there is a sample of 100 observations and the sum of the X is 381. if
> there is a sample or if i can simulate a sample, it is easy to find
> the theta but if there is no sample, can someone help me out? how can
> i write a program to estimate the theta and its 95% Confidence
> Interval?
This looks suspiciously like a homework question. If that is the case
than the following quote from the Statalist FAQ applies:
"Please do not post homework questions, and please ignore any that are
posted."
-- Maarten
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