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Fisher scoring

For $Y=n^{-1}\operatorname{Bin}(n,p)$, the score and information are
$$
S(p)=\frac{n(Y-p)}{p(1-p)},
\qquad I(p)=\frac n{p(1-p)}.
$$
Consequently one Fisher-scoring step sends every interior starting value directly to the MLE $\widehat p=Y$.


Binomial-proportion Fisher scoring

Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / ii / Paper 2 / 5L / Solution

Binomial-proportion Fisher scoring

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