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Rayleigh scale MLE for dart distances

The distance from the bullseye (in centimeters) where a dart lands is modeled as Rayleigh with unknown scale σ\sigma, density f(xσ)=xσ2ex2/(2σ2)f(x \mid \sigma) = \dfrac{x}{\sigma^2} e^{-x^2/(2\sigma^2)} for x>0x > 0. Four throws land at distances 1, 2, 2, 3.

Estimate σ\sigma by maximum likelihood.

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