On Shannon entropy and its applications

作者：Paulo Saraiva · 发表于：Kuwait Journal of Science · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1016/j.kjs.2023.05.004 · 被引用次数：60 · 研究领域：Cognitive Science and Mapping

A brief and intuitive introduction to Shannon entropy is presented, including some of its properties. The application of this measure is exemplified in two different contexts from what was in its genesis: biological diversity and an original study on student migration.