A derivation of the basic statistic of information theory.
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Kolar, Robert P.
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Church, Randolph
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1960
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Information Theory is applicable to a number of fields. The basic statistic of Information Theory, - Σp(i) log p(i), is derived for the discrete case using Bayes's rule for the probability of causes. Various properties of this function are derived and discussed.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.