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A Mathematical Theory of Communication

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Explores Shannon's theorem on data compression and the performance of Shannon Fano codes.

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Data Compression and Entropy Interpretation

Explores the origins and interpretation of entropy, emphasizing its role in measuring disorder and information content in a system.

Conditional Entropy and Data Compression Techniques

Discusses conditional entropy and its role in data compression techniques.

Entropy and Data Compression: Huffman Coding Techniques

Discusses entropy, data compression, and Huffman coding techniques, emphasizing their applications in optimizing codeword lengths and understanding conditional entropy.

Data Compression and Shannon's Theorem: Shannon-Fano Coding

Explores Shannon-Fano coding for efficient data compression and its comparison to Huffman coding.

Data Compression and Shannon's Theorem Summary

Summarizes Shannon's theorem, emphasizing the importance of entropy in data compression.