Entropy and the Average Surprise.

Intuition says we measure information by looking at the length of a message. But Shannon’s information theory starts with something more fundamental: how surprising is the message? Through illuminating examples, discover that entropy provides a measure of the average surprise..

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Great Courses (Firm),$4dst, Kanopy (Firm),$4dst
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2015. Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Subjects:	Engineering. Technology. Computer Science & IT Internet videos. Educational films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video