Maximum likelihood

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otherwise we go with w2. If feature vector is given, we make a decision about the class based on the likelihood of that class with respect to the feature, so if------- we choose wi. This is called the likelihood ratio approach. We can also include a loss function (ʎ), which can manipulate our decision with respect to the consequence of the error as presented in equation 2. The maximum likelihood is an easy approach to compute but will only work for 2 category case i.e. Dichotomizer. For more…

In the article, Why Smiles Generate Leniency, researchers Marianne LaFrance and Marvin A. Hecht, explore the smile-leniency effect. Their first objective is to see if different types of smiles affect the degree of leniency that is shown. The researchers define the smile leniency effect as the phenomena when "smiling can attenuate judgments of possible wrongdoing." They present some background research by Forgas supporting this effect which found that teachers were more lenient with students who…

of inheritance and brain activity in the formulation of this disorder and have found paths to important chances in the treatment. A study based on genetic factors found the closer one is to another relative who has schizophrenia, the stronger the likelihood of developing this disorder they have. Together, the biochemical brain structure, and viral findings have exposed mysteries of…

applied. As there might be a large number of vulnerabilities and associated threats that could disturb the assets, it is also important to be properly categorize them. The main objective is to find out which vulnerabilities and threats might cause the maximum damage so that the critical items can be taken care on the priority basis. Measuring the possibility and impact of the potential threats on the business To evaluate possible losses caused by threats, the following questions need to be…

patient with alcoholism ultimately has a better survival rate than the patient with hepatitis B virus, which is a promotion of allocating rare medical resources according to the utility of the organ. Thus, the resources are used according to the maximum effectiveness of the consequences, a utilitarian ethical avenue to dispersing the liver to the appropriate recipient. Utilitarianism is “one of the most widely used ethical approaches in public health practice” (Butt & Rich, 2012, p. 402). As a…

TASC is a nonprofit organization in Illinois that provides services to people with substance abuse and mental health disorders to help make the communities safer. TASC works with the state of Illinois to help implement treatment programs for drug related convictions. TASC created the “No Entry Strategy” to help reduce the incarceration rate and keep individuals from returning to prison or jail. For example, in TASC Annual Report of 2014 states, “84% success (no drug re-arrests within three…

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global warming leading to the liquefying of polar ice layers, for example, those found in Greenland and West Antarctica, could cause ocean level ascents surpassing 10 meters, destructive variances in sea streams, and expanded methane outflows. The likelihood that most an unnatural weather change of the most recent 15 years is the consequence of human activities is assessed to be over 90%. The inability to address environmental change will definitely undermine both the world's financial and…

According to Bruce Trigger (2003; 92), “city-states were relatively small polities, each consisting of an urban core surrounded by farmland containing smaller units of settlement. In territorial states a ruler governed a larger region through a multileveled hierarchy of provincial and local administrators in a corresponding hierarchy of administrative centers.” A civilization is far larger than a city state and territorial state in both land and population, it also has a large surplus of food,…