Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms

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Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms

David J.C. MacKay

Copyright Cambridge University Press 2003. On-screen viewing permitted. Printing not permitted. http://www.cambridge.org/0521642981 You can buy this book for 30 pounds or $50. See http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itila/ for links.

Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms

David J.C. MacKay

mackay@mrao.cam.ac.uk c 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 c Cambridge University Press 2003

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Contents

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction to Information Theory . . . Probability, Entropy, and Inference . . . . More about Inference . . . . . . . . . . .

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