(New page: So where <math>\hat n_{ML} = \text{max}_n ( \binom{n}{1000000} p^{1000000} (1-p)^{n-1000000} )</math> we can express x! as a gamma function but the derivative is kind of a mess. If yo...)
 
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we can express x! as a gamma function but the derivative is kind of a mess.  If you were to take the derivative of the the rest of the function you would find
 
we can express x! as a gamma function but the derivative is kind of a mess.  If you were to take the derivative of the the rest of the function you would find
  
<math> {1000000}p^{999999} * -{n-1000000} *(1-p)^{n-1000001} </math> = 0
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<math> {1000000}p^{999999} * -{(n-1000000)} *(1-p)^{n-1000001} </math> = 0

Revision as of 19:16, 10 November 2008

So where

$ \hat n_{ML} = \text{max}_n ( \binom{n}{1000000} p^{1000000} (1-p)^{n-1000000} ) $


we can express x! as a gamma function but the derivative is kind of a mess. If you were to take the derivative of the the rest of the function you would find

$ {1000000}p^{999999} * -{(n-1000000)} *(1-p)^{n-1000001} $ = 0

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