Forecasting Records by Maximum Likelihood
利用最大似然预测纪录
A maximum likelihood method of fitting a model to a series of records is proposed, using ideas from the analysis of censored data to construct a likelihood function based on observed records. This method is tried out by fitting several models to series of athletics records for mile and marathon races. A form of residual analysis is proposed for testing the models. Forecasting consequences are also considered. In the case of mile records, a steady linear improvement since…