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entropy

Estimation of Entropy, Mutual Information and Related Quantities

v1.3.2 · Apr 7, 2025 · GPL (>= 3)

Description

Implements various estimators of entropy for discrete random variables, including the shrinkage estimator by Hausser and Strimmer (2009), the maximum likelihood and the Millow-Madow estimator, various Bayesian estimators, and the Chao-Shen estimator. It also offers an R interface to the NSB estimator. Furthermore, the package provides functions for estimating the Kullback-Leibler divergence, the chi-squared divergence, mutual information, and the chi-squared divergence of independence. It also computes the G statistic and the chi-squared statistic and corresponding p-values. Furthermore, there are functions for discretizing continuous random variables.

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies binda sda CASMI DTWBI DTWUMI EpiSemble EvaluateCore FSelector GB5mcPred GenomicSig OpEnCAST OpEnHiMR PINSPlus SCEnt SuperCell +33 more reverse deps entropy

Version History

new 1.3.2 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.3.2 ← 1.3.1 diff Apr 7, 2025
updated 1.3.1 ← 1.3.0 diff Oct 1, 2021
updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.1 diff Apr 24, 2021
updated 1.2.1 ← 1.2.0 diff Nov 13, 2014
updated 1.2.0 ← 1.1.9 diff Jul 15, 2013
updated 1.1.9 ← 1.1.8 diff Jun 21, 2013
updated 1.1.8 ← 1.1.7 diff Mar 24, 2013
updated 1.1.7 ← 1.1.6 diff Jan 19, 2012
updated 1.1.6 ← 1.1.5 diff Mar 20, 2011
updated 1.1.5 ← 1.1.4 diff Apr 10, 2010
updated 1.1.4 ← 1.1.3 diff Aug 7, 2009
updated 1.1.3 ← 1.1.2 diff Jan 8, 2009
updated 1.1.2 ← 1.1.1 diff Nov 21, 2008
updated 1.1.1 ← 1.1.0 diff Oct 25, 2008
updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.0 diff Sep 28, 2008
new 1.0.0 Sep 2, 2008