Entropy, Probability and Information

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1973Publisher:JSTORJournal:International Statistical Review / Revue Internationale de Statistique, volume 41, page 59 (issn: 0306-7734,

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Authors: Kendall, M. G.;

doi: 10.2307/1402787

Entropy, Probability and Information

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Summary: A historical account is given of the development of the concepts of entropy, communication theory and their relation to statistical information. There are many misunderstandings about the nature of information as often defined in statistical theory and an attempt is made to remove them.

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Communication theory, History of information and communication theory, Statistical aspects of information-theoretic topics, Information theory (general)

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