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[MINI] Entropy

[MINI] Entropy

Data Skeptic · Kyle Polich

December 16, 201616m 36s

Show Notes

Classically, entropy is a measure of disorder in a system. From a statistical perspective, it is more useful to say it's a measure of the unpredictability of the system. In this episode we discuss how information reduces the entropy in deciding whether or not Yoshi the parrot will like a new chew toy. A few other everyday examples help us examine why entropy is a nice metric for constructing a decision tree.