Use Huffman Coding to Encode These Symbols with Given Frequencies

question 55

Essay

Use Huffman coding to encode these symbols with given frequencies: a : 0.35, b : 0.4, c : 0.2, d : 0.05. What is the average number of bits required to encode a character?

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Definitions:

Cyclical Effects

Economic or market changes that occur in predictable cycles, often related to changes in business activity, interest rates, and economic policies.

Weekly Seasonal Indexes

Indicators that measure the variability in data or phenomena on a weekly basis to account for and predict seasonal variations.

Moving Average

A method used to smooth out short-term fluctuations and highlight longer-term trends or cycles in data, by averaging data points over specific periods.

Regression Trend Line

A statistical technique that attempts to determine the relationship between two or more variables by fitting a linear or non-linear line that best approximates the data.