A Comparison of Variance and Renyi's Entropy with Application to Machine Learning

<p> This research explores parametric and nonparametric similarities and disagreements between variance and the information theoretic measure of entropy, specifically Renyi&rsquo;s entropy. A history and known relationships of the two different uncertainty measures is examined. Then, twent...

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Main Author: Peccarelli, Adric M.
Language:EN
Published: Northern Illinois University 2017
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10603911