MINE: Free tool for detecting novel associations in large data sets

I was waiting for someone more knowledgeable to post something about this, but it’s been a couple days and thought I’d bring it to LW’s attention.

The maximal information coefficient (MIC) is a measure of two-variable dependence developed with the guidelines of generality and equitability in mind. The published paper describing MIC shows that it comes very close to achieving both goals simultaneously, and that it significantly outperforms competing methods in this regard.

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Main site with access to tool