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Whittle likelihood

Whittle likelihood noun: an approximation to the likelihood function of a stationary Gaussian time series.

Noun

Whittle likelihood (plural Whittle likelihoods)

  1. An approximation to the likelihood function of a stationary Gaussian time series.

Forms of Whittle likelihood

pluralWhittle likelihoods

Origin of Whittle likelihood

Named after the mathematician and statistician Peter Whittle, who introduced it in his PhD thesis in 1951.

Questions about Whittle likelihood

What does Whittle likelihood mean?
Whittle likelihood means an approximation to the likelihood function of a stationary Gaussian time series.
What part of speech is Whittle likelihood?
Whittle likelihood is a noun.
What is the plural of Whittle likelihood?
The plural of Whittle likelihood is Whittle likelihoods.

Words near Whittle likelihood in the dictionary

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