Entropy of a Probability Distribution of Transactions/Uses: A Measure of Concentration of Transactions/Uses over Documents

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  • I. K. Ravichandra Rao
     Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 31 Church Street, Bangalore-560 001

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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1979/v16i3/50478

Abstract

Discusses entropy as a measure of concentration of transactions/uses over documents. It is found that higher the entropy, the lower the degree of concentration of transactions/uses over documents and vice-versa.

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1979-01-03

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Ravichandra Rao, I. K. (1979). Entropy of a Probability Distribution of Transactions/Uses: A Measure of Concentration of Transactions/Uses over Documents. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 16(3), 89–90. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1979/v16i3/50478

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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 1979

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Received 2014-06-12
Accepted 2014-06-12
Published 1979-01-03

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