The Likelihood Ratio Test

An intuitive explanation of the likelihood-ratio test through a worked example in R

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The Likelihood-Ratio Test (LRT) is a statistical test used to compare the goodness of fit of two models based on the ratio of their likelihoods. This article will use the LRT to compare two models which aim to predict a sequence of coin flips in order to …

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