Quantifying Redundant Information in Predicting a Target Random Variable

We consider the problem of defining a measure of redundant information that quantifies how much common information two or more random variables specify about a target random variable. We discussed desired properties of such a measure, and propose new measures with some desirable properties.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Virgil Griffith, Tracey Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/17/7/4644