Introduction to Bayesian Inference
Last Updated on July 24, 2023 by Editorial Team
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In this article, I will explain what the maximum entropy principle is, how to apply it and why it’s useful in the context of Bayesian inference.
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The maximum entropy principle is a method to create probability distributions that is most consistent with a given set of assumptions and nothing more. The rest of the article will explain what this means.
First, we need to a way to measure the uncertainty in a probability distribution. We will use entropy to measure this uncertainty, which is defined as follows:
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