On the Maximum Entropy of a Sum of Independent Discrete Random Variables

Mladen Kovačević

Type: Article

Publication Date: 2021-01-01

Citations: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1137/s0040585x97t99054x

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Article DataHistorySubmitted: 15 August 2020Published online: 02 November 2021Keywordsmaximum entropy, Bernoulli sum, binomial distribution, Shepp--Olkin theorem, ultra-log-concavityPublication DataISSN (print): 0040-585XISSN (online): 1095-7219Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsCODEN: tprbau

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