Suppose $X_1, X_2,…,X_n$ is a random sample from a $text{Poisson} (theta)$ distribution with probability mass function:
$$P(X=x)=frac{theta^ {x}e^{-theta}}{x!}, x=1,2,…; 0<theta$$
What is the maximum likelihood estimator for: $e^{-theta}= P(X = 0)$?
I already found the MLE for the $theta$. How do you then find the MLE of $P(X = 0)$ which is equal to $e^{-theta}$ ?
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Invariance principle : The maximum likelihood estimator of the transform is the transform of the maximum likelihood estimator.
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