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Name: Mutual Information
ID: m10178
Language: English (en)
Summary: A description of mutual information between two random variables with examples.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: channel, communication, mutual information
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)

Authors: Behnaam Aazhang (aaz@ece.rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Behnaam Aazhang (aaz@ece.rice.edu)
Maintainers: Dinesh Rajan (dinesh@ece.rice.edu), Mohammad Borran (mohammad@ece.rice.edu), Roy Ha (rha@alumni.rice.edu), Shawn Stewart (mrshawn@alumni.rice.edu), Behnaam Aazhang (aaz@ece.rice.edu)

Version: 2.9 (history)
Created: Jul 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5
Revised: Oct 26, 2005 8:35 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 2.9 Oct 26, 2005 8:35 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes:
add foreign tags

Version: 2.8 May 27, 2005 8:19 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes:
update to cnxml-0.5, update csymbols, fix typo

Version: 2.7 Jan 7, 2004 10:05 am US/Central by Adan Galvan
Changes:
added maintainer

Version: 2.6 Jul 17, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
converted module to cnxml-0.4, removed old mode designation on math tag and hardcoded number on example, changed mi to mo where needed - need to change the statistics, but submitted since prof wants to print

Version: 2.5 Feb 9, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes:
Authors updated

Version: 2.4 Dec 7, 2001 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes:
changed the blank= to get module to print

Version: 2.3 Jul 19, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Added graphics

Version: 2.2 Jul 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Added links.

Version: 2.1 Jul 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
First draft of module

Version: 2.0 Jul 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
Added initial template for new module m10178

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American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Aazhang B. Mutual Information [Connexions Web site]. October 26, 2005. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m10178/2.9/.

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Aazhang, B. (2005, October 26). Mutual Information. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m10178/2.9/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Aazhang, Behnaam. "Mutual Information." Connexions. October 26, 2005. http://cnx.org/content/m10178/2.9/.

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Behnaam Aazhang, "Mutual Information," Connexions, October 26, 2005, http://cnx.org/content/m10178/2.9/.

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