Convenient Interface to Inverse Ising (ConIII): A Python package for solving maximum entropy models

24 Jan 2018  ·  Edward D. Lee, Bryan C. Daniels ·

ConIII (pronounced CON-ee) is an open-source Python project providing a simple interface to solving maximum entropy models, with a focus on the Ising model. We describe the maximum entropy problem and give an overview of the algorithms that are implemented as part of ConIII (https://github.com/bcdaniels/coniii) including Monte Carlo histogram, pseudolikelihood, minimum probability flow, a regularized mean field method, and a cluster expansion method. We briefly explain how one should approach and validate maxent models from the perspective of model selection. Our goal is to make a variety of maximum entropy techniques accessible to those unfamiliar with the techniques and accelerate workflow for users.

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