Title :
Information theoretic methods in probability and statistics
Author_Institution :
Math. Inst., Hungarian Acad. of Sci., Budapest, Hungary
fDate :
29 Jun-4 Jul 1997
Abstract :
Some applications of information theoretic ideas within mathematics are discussed, taken from the field of probability and mathematical statistics. Measure concentration, information for discrimination (I-divergence), universal hypothesis testing, contingency tables and information geometry are mentioned
Keywords :
information theory; probability; statistical analysis; I-divergence; contingency tables; information for discrimination; information geometry; information theoretic methods; measure concentration; probability; statistics; universal hypothesis testing; Channel capacity; Entropy; Information theory; Mathematics; Power engineering and energy; Probability; Reliability engineering; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory. 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ulm
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3956-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.1997.612917
