On Shannon entropy and its applications
A brief and intuitive introduction to Shannon entropy is presented, including some of its properties. The application of this measure is exemplified in two different contexts from what was in its genesis: biological diversity and an original study on student migration.
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2023-07-01
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| description | A brief and intuitive introduction to Shannon entropy is presented, including some of its properties. The application of this measure is exemplified in two different contexts from what was in its genesis: biological diversity and an original study on student migration.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2fc8559af99a4a3cb4cc4e91c4e2d1942025-08-20T01:59:56ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41162023-07-01503194199https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.05.004On Shannon entropy and its applicationsPaulo Saraiva0Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal; CMUC-Centre for Mathematics of the University of Coimbra, Portugal; CeBER-Centre for Business and Economics Research, PortugalA brief and intuitive introduction to Shannon entropy is presented, including some of its properties. The application of this measure is exemplified in two different contexts from what was in its genesis: biological diversity and an original study on student migration. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307410823000433biological diversityinformation theorymaximum entropypopulation migrationshannon entropy |
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