Calculating the information content of an information process for a domain expert using Shannon's mathematical theory of communication: A preliminary analysis

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 715-726

  Cole, Charles ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; PROBABILITY;

INFORMATION CONTENT;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 0031269762     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(97)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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