{
  "schema": "ml-prep/item@1",
  "item": {
    "id": "mit-18-05-s2022-exam2-ii1",
    "area": "mathematics",
    "topic": "statistics",
    "origin": "external",
    "title": "Maximum likelihood estimation from a density",
    "skills": [
      "likelihood",
      "maximum-likelihood"
    ],
    "priority": "core",
    "difficulty": "medium",
    "estimated_minutes": 12,
    "prerequisites": [
      "basic-algebra"
    ],
    "source_id": "mit-18-05-s2022",
    "locator": {
      "document": "Exam 2",
      "label": "Question II.1",
      "page": 6
    },
    "links": {
      "problem": "https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2022/resources/mit18_05_s22_exam02_pdf/",
      "solution": "https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2022/resources/mit18_05_s22_exam02_sol_pdf/"
    },
    "selection_note": "Requires constructing and differentiating a likelihood rather than quoting an estimator.",
    "answer_status": "official-solution"
  }
}