DocumentCode
2336686
Title
Large deviations in information theory and statistics
Author
Dembo, Amir
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fYear
1994
fDate
27-29 Oct 1994
Firstpage
7
Abstract
Large deviations theory, a branch of probability theory that deals with estimates of probabilities of very rare events has close links with topics in information theory and in statistics. Some of these connections are explored
Keywords
information theory; probability; statistics; information theory; large deviations theory; probability theory; statistics; very rare events; Convergence; Entropy; Error analysis; Extraterrestrial measurements; Information theory; Probability distribution; Random variables; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Theory and Statistics, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE-IMS Workshop on
Conference_Location
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2761-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WITS.1994.513851
Filename
513851
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