According to Ralph Hartly, the amount of uncertainty associated with a set of alternatives is measured bt the amount of information needed to remove the uncertainty. However, Claude Shannon takes it even further and finds about what the symbol is and how many yes-no questions need to be asked to establish what the symbol turns out to be.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Measuring Information
According to Ralph Hartly, the amount of uncertainty associated with a set of alternatives is measured bt the amount of information needed to remove the uncertainty. However, Claude Shannon takes it even further and finds about what the symbol is and how many yes-no questions need to be asked to establish what the symbol turns out to be.
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