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Mathematical theory of statistics, concerned with formal definitions and general results.

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What is the connection between estimation and information theory?

[Note: I am not entirely sure if this answer interprets the notion of "reduces the entropy" exactly as intended in the question, but this information (drawn largely form Sections 2.8, 2.10 of Thomas C …
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