3.7 The Binomial Data Model and Likelihood

• This is where we gather some new data by conducting an opinion poll. on this occasion we ask 50 people who are they supporting and 30 of them are supporting Michelle.

Binomial Data Model and Likelihood

The likelihood function, \(L(\pi\)|Y =30), of Michelle’s election support \(\pi\) given the observed poll in which Y = 30 of n=50 polled Minnesotans supported her. The vertical lines represent the likelihood evaluated at \(\pi\) in {0.1,0.2,….0.9}.