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On the relation between plausibility logic and the maximum-entropy principle: a numerical study

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  • Porta Mana, PierGianLuca

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What is the relationship between plausibility logic and the principle of maximum entropy? When does the principle give unreasonable or wrong results? When is it appropriate to use the rule 'expectation = average'? Can plausibility logic give the same answers as the principle, and better answers if those of the principle are unreasonable? To try to answer these questions, this study offers a numerical collection of plausibility distributions given by the maximum-entropy principle and by plausibility logic for a set of fifteen simple problems: throwing dice.

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  • Porta Mana, PierGianLuca, 2009. "On the relation between plausibility logic and the maximum-entropy principle: a numerical study," OSF Preprints fejvm, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:fejvm
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/fejvm
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    1. Porta Mana, PierGianLuca, 2017. "Maximum-entropy from the probability calculus: exchangeability, sufficiency," OSF Preprints xdy72, Center for Open Science.

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