On Joint and Conditional Entropies
Abstract: It is shown that if the conditional densities of a bivariate random variable have maximum entropies, subject to certain constraints, then the bivariate density also maximizes entropy, subject to appropriate constraints. Some examples are discussed.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
1999-05-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/1/2/21/ |