Information theoretical concepts in clinical chemistry: The use of spreadsheet programs for convenient calculation of information theoretical quantities

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-218

  Reibnegger, Gilbert ^a   Lang, Thomas ^b   Estelberger, Willibald ^a  

^a Medizinisch Chemisches Inst P   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computer; Entropy; Information content; Programs; Test evaluation; Transinformation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENTROPY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030759868     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)00095-8     Document Type: Article

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