An Introduction To Information Theory And Probabilistic Inference

This comprehensive compendium addresses a critical need in the AI and machine learning era by bridging foundational information theory (IT) concepts with practical applications in statistical learning. Unlike traditional IT textbooks, this volume emphasizes how IT principles, such as entropy and source coding, underpin modern machine learning techniques like cross-entropy, decision trees, and evidence-lower bounds.This unique book connects IT with probabilistic inference, illustrated throug...