Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ii Paper 4 13J d Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-03
For , define the class degree sumand define the number of within-college friendships byEach between-college edge contributes once to the degree sum of each endpoint's college, while each within-college edge contributes twice to its college's degree sum. The model-3 likelihood can therefore be writtenThe Fisher-Neyman factorization theorem shows that is sufficient.
For two networks , the likelihood ratio isBecause the parameters range independently over , this ratio is constant in exactly when every displayed difference vanishes. The likelihood-ratio criterion for minimal sufficiency therefore gives the answerThis is the degree-sum sufficient statistic for an additive logistic network model.