On an Objective Basis for the Maximum Entropy Principle

In this letter, we elaborate on some of the issues raised by a recent paper by Neapolitan and Jiang concerning the maximum entropy (ME) principle and alternative principles for estimating probabilities consistent with known, measured constraint information. We argue that the ME solution for the “pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David J. Miller, Hossein Soleimani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/17/1/401