The likelihood is(2θ)⁻ⁿ times the indicator θ≥max|Xi|. Its entire θ-dependent support boundary is determined by the largest absolute observation. The likelihood-ratio criterion shows this bound is minimal sufficient. Thus C; separate minima and maxima retain unnecessary information.
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