ON THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATION OF MUTUAL INFORMATION FOR STATISTICAL DECISION-MAKING

被引:15
作者
KANAYA, F
NAKAGAWA, K
机构
[1] NTT Transmission Systems Laboratories, Kanagawa, 238-03
关键词
RATE-DISTORTION THEORY; STATISTICAL DECISION THEORY; BAYES RISK; MUTUAL INFORMATION; RATE-DISTORTION FUNCTION;
D O I
10.1109/18.87006
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A basic mathematical function that conjoins the two key conceptions of mutual information and Bayes risk is defined. Then based on that function, some asymptotic theorems that verify an important implication of mutual information in the context of practical Bayesian decisionmaking are proven.
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页码:1151 / 1155
页数:5
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