Suppose that there are n trials x 1 , x 2 ,... , x n , from

Question:

Suppose that there are n trials x₁, x₂,... , x_n, from a Bernoulli process with parameter p, the probability of a success. That is, the probability of r successes is given by (ⁿ_r)p^r(l – p)^n-r. Work out the maximum likelihood estimator for the parameter p.