 Maximum a posteriori estimation (source code)

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= Maximum a posteriori estimation
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<Maximum a posteriori estimation> selects a parameter value maximizing its posterior density relative to a specified reference measure. Its output is a <maximum a posteriori estimate>. The maximizing value need not be invariant under a nonlinear reparameterization, because a density transforms with a Jacobian.

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