Use Huffman Coding to Encode These Symbols with Given Frequencies

question 68

Short Answer

Use Huffman coding to encode these symbols with given frequencies: a: 0.15, b: 0.35, c: 0.23, d: 0.22, e: 0.04, f: 0.01 . What is the average number of bits required to encode a character?

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that automatically triggers a response without any need for prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning, such as food for a hungry animal.

Conditioned Reinforcer

An initially neutral stimulus that acquires the capacity to serve as a reinforcer through association with an unconditioned reinforcer.