The Maximum Entropy approach is a flexible and powerful tool for assigning a probability distribution to a measurable quantity treated as a random variable, subjected to known moment constraints. The aim of this paper is to describe how the principle of maximum entropy may be used to transform information about the value of a quantity into a probability density function reflecting exactly that information and nothing more. The principle will be applied to common cases of metrological interest, where different kinds of information are available. The derivation of the probability density function is given in each case and numerical results are reported to demonstrate the efficiency of the method.

THE PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM ENTROPY APPLIED IN THE EVALUATION OF THE MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY / G. IUCULANO; A. ZANOBINI; G. PELLEGRINI; L. NIELSEN. - STAMPA. - (2006), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno AMUEM 2006 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED METHODS FOR UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION IN MEASUREMENT tenutosi a SARDAGNA, TRENTO).

THE PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM ENTROPY APPLIED IN THE EVALUATION OF THE MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY

IUCULANO, GAETANO;ZANOBINI, ANDREA;PELLEGRINI, GABRIELLA;
2006

Abstract

The Maximum Entropy approach is a flexible and powerful tool for assigning a probability distribution to a measurable quantity treated as a random variable, subjected to known moment constraints. The aim of this paper is to describe how the principle of maximum entropy may be used to transform information about the value of a quantity into a probability density function reflecting exactly that information and nothing more. The principle will be applied to common cases of metrological interest, where different kinds of information are available. The derivation of the probability density function is given in each case and numerical results are reported to demonstrate the efficiency of the method.
2006
AMUEM 2006 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED METHODS FOR UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION IN MEASUREMENT
AMUEM 2006 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED METHODS FOR UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION IN MEASUREMENT
SARDAGNA, TRENTO
G. IUCULANO; A. ZANOBINI; G. PELLEGRINI; L. NIELSEN
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