Factor·arcadia
Mutual information
The information shared between two variables; the reduction in randomness in one variable due to knowledge of another; always non-negative and zero if the variables are independent.
Confidence
90%
active
Source
Can information theory improve genetic analysis of complex traits?
Connections (4)
Mutual information equals KL divergence of joint vs independent distributionsAssociation
Chain rule for mutual information gives sum of conditional valuesAssociation
Interaction information generalizes mutual information to multiple variablesAssociation
Information theory improves genetic analysis of complex traitsAssociation