A statistic to estimate the variance of the histogram-based mutual information estimator based on dependent pairs of observations

被引:46
作者
Moddemeijer, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Groningen, Dept Comp Sci, NL-9700 AV Groningen, Netherlands
关键词
sample mean; variance; statistic; mutual information; entropy; likelihood; dependent samples;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1684(98)00224-2
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In the case of two signals with independent pairs of observations (x(n),y(n)) a statistic to estimate the variance of the histogram based mutual information estimator has been derived earlier. We present such a statistic for dependent pairs. To derive this statistic it is necessary to avail of a reliable statistic to estimate the variance of the sample mean in case of dependent observations. We derive and discuss this statistic and a statistic to estimate the variance of the mutual information estimator. These statistics are validated by simulations. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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