Maximum Likelihood Estimation with Stata, Fifth Edition

Jeff Pitblado is Executive Director, Statistical Software at StataCorp. Pitblado has played a leading role in the development of ml: he added the ability of ml to work with survey data, and he wrote the current implementation of ml in Mata.

Brian Poi previously worked as a developer at StataCorp and wrote many popular econometric estimators in Stata. Since then, he has applied his knowledge of econometrics and statistical programming in several areas, including macroeconomic forecasting, credit analytics, and bank stress testing.

William Gould is President Emeritus of StataCorp and headed the development of Stata for over 30 years. Gould is also the architect of Mata.

Jeff Pitblado是StataCorp的統計軟體執行董事。Pitblado在ml的開發中扮演了重要角色：他增加了ml與調查數據的兼容性，並且他撰寫了ml在Mata中的當前實現。

Brian Poi曾在StataCorp擔任開發人員，並在Stata中撰寫了許多受歡迎的計量經濟學估計器。此後，他將自己對計量經濟學和統計編程的知識應用於多個領域，包括宏觀經濟預測、信用分析和銀行壓力測試。

William Gould是StataCorp的名譽總裁，負責Stata的開發超過30年。Gould也是Mata的架構師。