The shannon (Sh) is a unit of Information. One shannon is the difference in [info_entropy entropy] between a [-probability_distribution] on a [-binary_variable] that assigns 50% to each value, and one that assigns 100% to one of the two values.
by Nate Soares Jun 10 2016 updated Jul 4 2016
The shannon (Sh) is a unit of Information. One shannon is the difference in [info_entropy entropy] between a [-probability_distribution] on a [-binary_variable] that assigns 50% to each value, and one that assigns 100% to one of the two values.