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A note on the calculation of entropy from histograms

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  • Wallis, Kenneth

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An expression for the entropy of a random variable whose probability density function is reported as a histogram is given. It allows the construction of time series of entropy from responses to density forecast surveys such as the US Survey of Professional Forecasters or the Bank of England Survey of External Forecasters, where the questionnaire provides histogram bins whose width changes from time to time.

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  • Wallis, Kenneth, 2006. "A note on the calculation of entropy from histograms," MPRA Paper 52856, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Entropy; histograms;

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    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General

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