DOC: stats.boxcox_normmax: correct minimize -> maximize #18756
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Reference issue
Closes gh-18748
What does this implement/fix?
gh-18748 noted that
scipy.stats.boxcox_normmax
documentation statesbut
boxcox_llf
is the (positive) log-likelihood function to be maximized, not minimized. This PR corrects the mistake.Maximization of the log-likelihood function is accomplished by minimizing the negative log-likelihood:
scipy/scipy/stats/_morestats.py
Lines 1256 to 1259 in 2e16ec5
This PR clarifies this point in the documentation of the
optimizer
parameter.