An approximate method for bayesian entropy estimation for a discrete random Variable

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 I, Issue , 2004, Pages 99-102

  Yokota, Yasunari ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Discrete random variable; Least square error estimation; Memory less information source; Shannon's entropy

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENTROPY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BAYESIAN APPROACH; DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLES; LEAST SQUARE ERROR ESTIMATIONS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 11044235054     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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