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Maximum Probability and Maximum Entropy methods: Bayesian interpretation

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2012-08-27 v2

Abstract

(Jaynes') Method of (Shannon-Kullback's) Relative Entropy Maximization (REM or MaxEnt) can be - at least in the discrete case - according to the Maximum Probability Theorem (MPT) viewed as an asymptotic instance of the Maximum Probability method (MaxProb). A simple bayesian interpretation of MaxProb is given here. MPT carries the interpretation over into REM.

Cite

@article{arxiv.physics/0308005,
  title  = {Maximum Probability and Maximum Entropy methods: Bayesian interpretation},
  author = {M. Grendar, and M. Grendar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0308005},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

To be presented at MaxEnt 23