Jensen's inequality (probability)

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For any convex function φ and integrable random variable X, φ(E[X]) ≤ E[φ(X)]; equality iff X is almost surely constant on the interior where φ is strictly convex. Jensen 1906. Tools: entropy inequalities (KL ≥ 0), EM algorithm…

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