Maximum Likelihood for the Exponential Distribution, Clearly Explained!!!

This StatQuest shows you how to calculate the maximum likelihood parameter for the Exponential Distribution.
This is a follow up to the StatQuests on Probability vs Likelihood
https://youtu.be/pYxNSUDSFH4 and Maximum Likelihood: https://youtu.be/XepXtl9YKwc
Viewers asked for a worked out example, so this is pretty mathy, but I just couldn’t say “no”!

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