Question

Minimizing the likelihood is the same as maximizing -2 log likelihood.

(a) True

(b) False

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This question is from Introduction to Regression Models in portion Statistical Inference and Regression Models of Data Science

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) True

To explain I would say: Maximizing the likelihood is the same as minimizing 2 log likelihood.