Binomial and Poisson distributions as maximum entropy distributions

Authors
Harremoes, P
Citation
P. Harremoes, Binomial and Poisson distributions as maximum entropy distributions, IEEE INFO T, 47(5), 2001, pp. 2039-2041
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Information Tecnology & Communication Systems
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY
ISSN journal
00189448 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2039 - 2041
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9448(200107)47:5<2039:BAPDAM>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The binomial and the Poisson distributions are shown to be maximum entropy distributions of suitably defined sets. Poisson's law is considered as a ca se of entropy maximization, and also convergence in information divergence is established.