Published In
The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology, Gunter Wagner, Ed., Academic Press, 2001.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
System theory, Information theory, Set-theoretic modeling, Log-linear models, Complexity, Entropy, Multivariate analysis
Abstract
Reconstructability analysis (RA) decomposes wholes, namely data in the form either of set-theoretic relations or multivariate probability distributions, into parts, namely relations or distributions involving subsets of variables. Data is modeled and compressed by variablebased decomposition, by more general state-based decomposition, or by the use of latent variables. Models, which specify the interdependencies among the variables, are selected to minimize error and complexity.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16496
Citation Details
Zwick, M. (2001). "Wholes and Parts in General Systems Methodology." In The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology, Guner Wagner, ed., Academic Press. pp. 237-256.
Description
This is the author's version of a book chapter that was subsequently published in "The character concept in evolutionary biology," published and copyright by Academic Press; edited by Gunter P. Wagner.