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Maximum-Entropy Priors with Derived Parameters in a Specified Distribution

Statistics Theory 2019-03-13 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Statistics Theory

Abstract

We propose a method for transforming probability distributions so that parameters of interest are forced into a specified distribution. We prove that this approach is the maximum entropy choice, and provide a motivating example applicable to neutrino hierarchy inference.

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@article{arxiv.1804.08143,
  title  = {Maximum-Entropy Priors with Derived Parameters in a Specified Distribution},
  author = {Will Handley and Marius Millea},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.08143},
  year   = {2019}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures, Published in Entropy

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