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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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2.1 A Simple Example: Waiting for a Taxicab » Quiz 1 Solution
The answer is c. The given distribution does not follow the constraint <x> = 3: That is: .25 x (1 + 2 + 4 + 8) + 0 = 3.75.