Suppose That the Observations Are Partitioned into M Groups in Equal

question 40

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the observations are partitioned into m groups in equal proportion. The entropy measure for this situation is equal to

• A) log₂(m)
• B) 0.25
• C) 0.5
• D) 1

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