One-dimensional Discrete Models of Maximum Likelihood Degree One

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Hauptverfasser: Améndola, Carlos, Nguyen, Viet Duc, Oldekop, Janike
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author Améndola, Carlos
Nguyen, Viet Duc
Oldekop, Janike
author_facet Améndola, Carlos
Nguyen, Viet Duc
Oldekop, Janike
contents We settle a conjecture by Bik and Marigliano stating that the degree of a one-dimensional discrete model with rational maximum likelihood estimator is bounded above by a linear function in the size of its support, therefore showing that there are only finitely many fundamental such models for any given number of states. We study these models from a combinatorial perspective with regard to their existence and enumeration. In particular, sharp models, those whose degree attains the maximal bound, enjoy special properties and have been studied as monomial maps between unit spheres. In this way, we present a novel link between Cauchy-Riemann geometry and algebraic statistics.
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spellingShingle One-dimensional Discrete Models of Maximum Likelihood Degree One
Améndola, Carlos
Nguyen, Viet Duc
Oldekop, Janike
Statistics Theory
Algebraic Geometry
Combinatorics
Complex Variables
62R01, 62F10, 32H35, 05A15
We settle a conjecture by Bik and Marigliano stating that the degree of a one-dimensional discrete model with rational maximum likelihood estimator is bounded above by a linear function in the size of its support, therefore showing that there are only finitely many fundamental such models for any given number of states. We study these models from a combinatorial perspective with regard to their existence and enumeration. In particular, sharp models, those whose degree attains the maximal bound, enjoy special properties and have been studied as monomial maps between unit spheres. In this way, we present a novel link between Cauchy-Riemann geometry and algebraic statistics.
title One-dimensional Discrete Models of Maximum Likelihood Degree One
topic Statistics Theory
Algebraic Geometry
Combinatorics
Complex Variables
62R01, 62F10, 32H35, 05A15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18686