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Scoring algorithm
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<p>Scoring algorithm, also known as Fisher's scoring, is a form of <a href="/facts/Newton%27s_method/VlRhI2FL">Newton's method</a> used in <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a> to solve <a href="/facts/Maximum_likelihood/0Yq2dpQD">maximum likelihood</a> equations <a href="/facts/Numerical_analysis/QT9cYa9z">numerically</a>, named after <a href="/facts/Ronald_Fisher/I2FVIpy9">Ronald Fisher</a>. </p>