TABLES OF P LOG (BASE 2) P,
Abstract
The tables presented in this report were prepared in relation to a specific problem, to simplify the computations involved in calculating the total uncertainty in a specific distribution of outcomes. However, the basic operation involved in this problem is quite general, and thus these tables can be used to simplify the computations required in many other contexts. In most applications of information theory or uncertainty measurement, one wishes to sum several p log (base 2) p terms (where p is a probability). The tables presented in this report give p log (base 2) directly; no approximations or computations are necessary. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0424482
Entities
People
- Eli P. Schneider
- Harald R. Leuba
Organizations
- ARINC