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Information theory

sum of the separate entropies of a set of variables minus their joint entropy, measuring the total dependence among them.

In information theory, total correlation refers to sum of the separate entropies of a set of variables minus their joint entropy, measuring the total dependence among them. This meaning comes from Watanabe (1960) in IBM Journal of Research and Development.[1]

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References

Watanabe, S. (1960). Information Theoretical Analysis of Multivariate Correlation. IBM Journal of Research and Development, 4(1), 66-82. https://doi.org/10.1147/rd.41.0066

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