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MLE for a one-parameter trinomial-type pmf

Consider a discrete random variable XX with the probability mass function

P(X=0)=θ3,P(X=1)=1−θ2,P(X=2)=θ6,P(X=0)=\frac\theta3,\quad P(X=1)=1-\frac\theta2,\quad P(X=2)=\frac\theta6,

where θ∈(0,1)\theta\in(0,1) is an unknown parameter. In a random sample of size 9090 from this distribution, the observed counts for X=0,1X=0,1 and 22 are 2020, 6060 and 1010, respectively. Then, the maximum likelihood estimate of θ\theta is

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