An introduction to the maximum entropy approach and its application to inference problems in biology

A cornerstone of statistical inference, the maximum entropy framework is being increasingly applied to construct descriptive and predictive models of biological systems, especially complex biological networks, from large experimental data sets. Both its broad applicability and the success it obtaine...

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Main Authors: Andrea De Martino, Daniele De Martino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018301695