DocumentCode
2335779
Title
Information theory and statistics
Author
Cover, Tom
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Stat., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fYear
1994
fDate
27-29 Oct 1994
Firstpage
2
Abstract
The main theorems in information theory and statistics are put in context, the differences are discussed, and some of the open research problems are mentioned. The author demonstrates some of the points of intersection of information theory and statistics, and discuss some problems in physics and computer science that require a rigorous probabilistic treatment
Keywords
information theory; probability; statistics; Information theory; computer science; physics; probability; research problems; statistics; Convergence; Entropy; Information theory; Markov processes; Physics; Probability; Random processes; Signal processing; Statistics; Stochastic processes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Theory and Statistics, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE-IMS Workshop on
Conference_Location
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2761-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WITS.1994.513846
Filename
513846
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