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Several small corrections were done to several proofs and definitions.
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\theta|y \sim \mathcal{D}(\phi) \; .
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Then, the value of $\theta$ at which the [posterior density](/D/post) attains its maximum is called the "maximum-a-posteriori estimate" or "MAP estimate" of $\theta$:
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Then, the value of $\theta$ at which the [posterior density](/D/post) attains its maximum is called the "maximum-a-posteriori estimate", "MAP estimate" or "posterior mode" of $\theta$:
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$$ \label{eq:prior-pdf}
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\hat{\theta}_\mathrm{MAP} = \operatorname*{arg\,max}_\theta \mathcal{D}(\theta; \phi) \; .

D/mle.md

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**Definition:** Let there be a [generative model](/D/gm) $m$ describing measured data $y$ using model parameters $\theta$. Then, the parameter values maximizing the [likelihood function](/D/lf) or [log-likelihood function](/D/llf) are called maximum likelihood estimates of $\theta$:
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**Definition:** Let there be a [generative model](/D/gm) $m$ describing measured data $y$ using model parameters $\theta$. Then, the parameter values maximizing the [likelihood function](/D/lf) or [log-likelihood function](/D/llf) are called "maximum likelihood estimates" of $\theta$:
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$$ \label{eq:mle}
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\hat{\theta} = \operatorname*{arg\,max}_\theta \mathcal{L}_m(\theta) = \operatorname*{arg\,max}_\theta \mathrm{LL}_m(\theta) \; .

P/bin-map.md

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Then, the [maximum-a-posteriori estimate](/D/map) of $p$ is
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$$ \label{eq:Bin-MLE}
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$$ \label{eq:Bin-MAP}
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\hat{p}_\mathrm{MAP} = \frac{\alpha_0+y-1}{\alpha_0+\beta_0+n-2} \; .
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The [mode of the beta distribution](/P/beta-mode) is given by:
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$$ \label{eq:beta-mode}
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$$ \label{eq:Beta-mode}
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X \sim \mathrm{Bet}(\alpha, \beta) \quad \Rightarrow \quad \mathrm{mode}(X) = \frac{\alpha-1}{\alpha+\beta-2} \; .
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Applying \eqref{eq:beta-mode} to \eqref{eq:Bin-post} with \eqref{eq:Bin-post-par}, the [maximum-a-posteriori estimate](/D/map) of $p$ follows as:
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Applying \eqref{eq:Beta-mode} to \eqref{eq:Bin-post} with \eqref{eq:Bin-post-par}, the [maximum-a-posteriori estimate](/D/map) of $p$ follows as:
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$$ \label{eq:Bin-MAP}
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$$ \label{eq:Bin-MAP-qed}
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\hat{p}_\mathrm{MAP} &= \frac{\alpha_n-1}{\alpha_n+\beta_n-2} \\
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&\overset{\eqref{eq:Bin-post-par}}{=} \frac{\alpha_0+y-1}{\alpha_0+y+\beta_0+(n-y)-2} \\

P/mult-map.md

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Since $y_1 + \ldots + y_k = n$ [by definition](/D/mult-data), this becomes
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$$ \label{eq:Mult-MAP-s2}
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\hat{p}_{i,\mathrm{MAP}} = \frac{\alpha_{0i} + y_i - 1}{\sum_j \alpha_{0j} + n - k} \end{equation}
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\hat{p}_{i,\mathrm{MAP}} = \frac{\alpha_{0i} + y_i - 1}{\sum_j \alpha_{0j} + n - k}
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which, using the $1 \times k$ [vectors](/D/mult-data) $y$, $p$ and $\alpha_0$, can be written as:
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