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Introduction to Maximum Entropy Methods
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A Simple Example: Waiting for a Taxicab
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The Maximum Entropy Method
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MaxEnt Applied to the Taxicab Example, Part 1
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MaxEnt Applied to the Taxicab Example, Part 2
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Review of MaxEnt
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A Real-World Example: Modeling the Open Source Ecosystem, Part 1
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Modeling the Open Source Ecosystem, Part 2
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Modeling the Open Source Ecosystem, Part 3
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A Second Real-World Example: Modeling Sears-Roebuck Catalog Prices, Part 1
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Modeling Sears-Roebuck Catalog Prices, Part 2
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Conclusion
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6.1 Review of MaxEnt » Quiz Solution
1. Answer: a. As Simon describes in the video, only the mean (or expectation) of the data is constrained to be the same in the maximum entropy distribution.
2. Answer: c. Simon emphasizes that the maximum entropy distribution does not make any assumptions about what the mechanism is underlying the observed data.