Efficient maximum likelihood estimator fitting of histograms

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This work was performed under the auspices of the US Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.

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Laurence, T., Chromy, B. Efficient maximum likelihood estimator fitting of histograms. Nat Methods 7, 338–339 (2010) doi:10.1038/nmeth0510-338

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