A Major Disadvantage of Maximum Likelihood Methods Is That They

question 22

Multiple Choice

A major disadvantage of maximum likelihood methods is that they

• A) are difficult to fit into a statistical framework.
• B) require explicit models of evolutionary change.
• C) can be used only on molecular data.
• D) can be used only for closely related species.
• E) can only be used on morphological data.

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