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[MINI] Entropy
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17 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2016
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Classically, entropy is a measure of disorder in a system. From a statistical perspective, it is more useful to say it's a measure of the unpredictability of the system. In this episode we discuss how information reduces the entropy in deciding whether or not Yoshi the parrot will like a new chew toy. A few other everyday examples help us examine why entropy is a nice metric for constructing a decision tree.
Released:
Dec 16, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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