Suppose we flip a coin, and observe either a head or a tail….

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Suppоse we flip а cоin, аnd оbserve either а head or a tail. The probability of observing a head in each trial is $$p (0 ≤ p ≤ 1)$$. If we flip the coins five times and observe (tail, tail, tail, tail, tail), what is the maximum likelihood estimation of p?

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