SWhat changed
Estimator quality and information content became explicit comparative concepts in a likelihood-centered theory.
Scientific scope
The sole-authored 1922 paper; not all later maximum-likelihood theory, frequentist inference or universally valid estimator claims.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. This entry is the 1922 sole-authored paper. Its definitions and claims are retained in historical scope and do not substitute for later regularity conditions, corrections or alternative inferential frameworks.
Contributors
- Ronald A. Fisher · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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