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Probl. Peredachi Inf., 1987 Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 9–16 (Mi ppi797)

This article is cited in 7 papers

Information Theory

Sample Estimate of the Entropy of a Random Vector

L. F. Kozachenko, N. N. Leonenko


Abstract: We establish conditions for asymptotic unbiasedness and consistency of a simple estimator of the unknown entropy of an absolutely continuous random vector from a sample of independent observations.

UDC: 621.391.1:519.27

Received: 10.06.1985


 English version:
Problems of Information Transmission, 1987, 23:2, 95–101

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