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I am absolutely new to MI (and just really bad at it too!) and was wondering if someone could explain to me how to resolve this question. "Say word A occurs once per 1'000 words (i.e, Freq. (A)=0,001) and word be once per 100'000 words. They co-occur once per 2'000'000 words. Compute their MI."

The MI formula I have been given is this one :

screenshot of formula

I believe I have understood how to place the numbers in my calculation, but I have not understood where the '2'000'000 words' appear in it.

Thanks in advance for your help, I'm very much lost!

Arya McCarthy
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  • It seems that you have three numbers and three slots. The pigeonhole principle might tell you where the 2'000'000 belongs. – Arya McCarthy May 01 '21 at 23:31
  • Thank you very much!! – Ella May 03 '21 at 04:56
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Converting my comment into an answer:

It seems that you have three numbers and three slots. The pigeonhole principle might tell you where the 2'000'000 belongs.

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