 Multinomial likelihood (source code)

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= Multinomial likelihood

For category counts $y_1,\ldots,y_k$ with fixed total $n$ and probabilities $p_1,\ldots,p_k$, the multinomial likelihood is
$$
L(p_1,\ldots,p_k)
=\frac{n!}{\prod_jy_j!}\prod_jp_j^{y_j},
\qquad \sum_jp_j=1.
$$
Its <maximum-likelihood fitted probabilities> are $\widehat p_j=y_j/n$.

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