Alternative Dirichlet Priors for Estimating Entropy via a Power Sum Functional
Entropy is a functional of probability and is a measurement of information contained in a system; however, the practical problem of estimating entropy in applied settings remains a challenging and relevant problem. The Dirichlet prior is a popular choice in the Bayesian framework for estimation of e...
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Mathematics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/13/1493 |