ISSN:
1432-0770
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Computer Science
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract Entropy of a binary variable X can be estimated from frequencies calculated on the basis of N observations. The paper considers a reliability criterion of the form Prob(¦H−HN¦〈ɛ)≧1−δ where H and H N are the true and estimated entropies respectively, and ɛ and δ define the reliability criterion. A procedure is suggested in which N is incremented until the probability is at least 1−δ but less than 1−δ/2, satisfying the criterion but avoiding a needlessly extravagent number of observations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00272460
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