#entropy #mutualinformation #prediction #finance #trading #causality
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Entropy, Mutual Information & Prediction
University of Illinois at Springfield Mathematics Colloquium page: https://www.uis.edu/math/colloquium
Title : Entropy, Mutual Information & Prediction
Speaker: Doug Hamilton
Date: April 13th, 2023
Location: University of Illinois Springfield (Mathematics…
Title : Entropy, Mutual Information & Prediction
Speaker: Doug Hamilton
Date: April 13th, 2023
Location: University of Illinois Springfield (Mathematics…
#prediction #forecast
The words predict and forecast are largely used interchangeably today, but in Shakespeare’s time, they meant different things. A prediction was what the soothsayer told you; a forecast was something more like Cassius’s idea. “Men at some time are masters of their fates,” says Cassius, hoping to persuade Brutus to partake in the conspiracy against Caesar.
The term forecast came from English’s Germanic roots, unlike predict, which is from Latin. Forecasting reflected the new Protestant worldliness rather than the otherworldliness of the Holy Roman Empire. Making a forecast typically implied planning under conditions of uncertainty. It suggested having prudence, wisdom, and industriousness, more like the way we now use the word foresight.
The words predict and forecast are largely used interchangeably today, but in Shakespeare’s time, they meant different things. A prediction was what the soothsayer told you; a forecast was something more like Cassius’s idea. “Men at some time are masters of their fates,” says Cassius, hoping to persuade Brutus to partake in the conspiracy against Caesar.
The term forecast came from English’s Germanic roots, unlike predict, which is from Latin. Forecasting reflected the new Protestant worldliness rather than the otherworldliness of the Holy Roman Empire. Making a forecast typically implied planning under conditions of uncertainty. It suggested having prudence, wisdom, and industriousness, more like the way we now use the word foresight.