Information synthesis based on hierarchical maximum entropy discretization

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 117-129

  Chiu, David K Y ^a   Cheung, Benny ^a   Wong, Andrew K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data synthesis; Discretization; Event covering; Maximum entropy; Outcome context; Probabilistic uncertainty; Relational information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951575968     PISSN: 0952813X     EISSN: 13623079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09528139008953718     Document Type: Article

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