On Some Properties of Amount of Information

  • Kim, Jae-Joo (Assistant Professor of Statistics and Research Assistant, Seoul National University) ;
  • Suh, Kil-Won (Assistant Professor of Statistics and Research Assistant, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1975.12.01

Abstract

To gain knowledge about the unknown state $\theta$ of nature, we perform experiments. Sufficiency of an experiment for another experiment has been introduced for the comparison of experiments. The knoledge before and after an experiment makes it possible to discuss the amount of information provided by the experiment.

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