A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.15PTE

A coin having probability p = 2 3 of coming up heads is flipped 6 times. Compute the entropy of the outcome of this experiment.

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