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Who established the field of information theory in the 1920s and 1940s?
Who established the field of information theory in the 1920s and 1940s?
- Ralph Hartley and Claude Shannon
- Harry Nyquist and Ralph Hartley
- Harry Nyquist and Claude Shannon (correct)
- Claude Shannon and Ralph Hartley
Which field is information theory at the intersection of?
Which field is information theory at the intersection of?
- Probability theory, statistics, and computer science
- Probability theory, statistics, and electrical engineering (correct)
- Computer science, information engineering, and electrical engineering
- Computer science, electrical engineering, and statistics
What does entropy measure in information theory?
What does entropy measure in information theory?
- The amount of predictability in a random variable
- The amount of uncertainty in a random variable (correct)
- The amount of randomness in a random variable
- The amount of information in a random variable
Which measure in information theory quantifies the amount of uncertainty involved in a random process?
Which measure in information theory quantifies the amount of uncertainty involved in a random process?
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Which example provides less information (lower entropy, less uncertainty)?
Which example provides less information (lower entropy, less uncertainty)?
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Study Notes
Founding of Information Theory
- Established by Claude Shannon in the 1940s, building upon earlier work from the 1920s.
- The foundation focused on the representation, transmission, and processing of information.
Interdisciplinary Nature
- Information theory intersects with mathematics, computer science, and telecommunications.
- It plays a crucial role in data compression, error detection, and coding theory.
Concept of Entropy
- In information theory, entropy measures the amount of uncertainty or unpredictability associated with information content.
- Higher entropy indicates greater unpredictability, while lower entropy signifies more predictability.
Quantifying Uncertainty
- The measure that quantifies uncertainty in a random process is referred to as "entropy."
- It reflects the average amount of information produced by a stochastic source of data.
Examples of Information Content
- An example with less variability, such as flipping a coin that always lands on heads, provides lower entropy and less uncertainty.
- Conversely, an example with equal chances of heads or tails represents a higher entropy scenario.
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