Fix documentation of entropy function #3018
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I think this needs a minus sign; and it would be clearer if you used "\ln" rather than "\log".
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The Travis failure is unrelated. |
Fix the documentation of the entropy function to correct the formula so it reflects the calculation used in the code. Also mention the unit of the value returned,
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OK, I have figured out how to do that and it's done |
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Fix documentation of entropy function
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Fix the documentation of the entropy function to correct the formula so
it reflects the calculation used in the code. Also mention the unit of
the value returned,
See also this stackoverflow question: Matplotlib mlab entropy calculation incorrect?