Talk:Pseudolikelihood

Should it be written $$\Pr(X = x) \approx$$ the pseudolikelihood rather than $$\Pr(X = x) = $$ the pseudolikelihood?

As now written, this article doesn't make sense.
Often a probability density depends on a scalar or vector parameter &theta; in such a way that
 * $$ x \mapsto f(x\mid \theta)\, dx $$

is a different probability distribution for each different value of &theta;. In such cases the likelihood function is a function of &theta; with x fixed:
 * $$ L(\theta) = f(x\mid\theta). \, $$

This article says a pseudolikelihood is supposed to approximate the likelihood function. But the function identified as the pseudolikelihood is a function of x, not of &theta;.

As written, this article makes no sense. Michael Hardy (talk) 21:58, 20 October 2016 (UTC)