Comment on Why does a least squares fit appear to have a bias when applied to simple data?parentComments−rjdj377dhabsn8moYes, and if I remember correctly, you get the Gaussian because it's the minimum entropy (least additional assumptions about the shape) continuous distribution given a certain variance.−porridgeraisin8moAnd given a mean.
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Yes, and if I remember correctly, you get the Gaussian because it's the minimum entropy (least additional assumptions about the shape) continuous distribution given a certain variance.
And given a mean.