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Calculating the Information Content of an Information Process for a Domain Expert Using Shannon's Mathematical Theory of Communication: A Preliminary Analysis.
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Cole, Charles – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Discussion of information as a process focuses on a conceptual exercise for calculating the information content of an information process. Topics include Bertram Brookes' fundamental equation; Claude Shannon's mathematical theory of communication; set of a priori alternatives; knowledge structures; and an example of an archaeologist's information…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Communication (Thought Transfer)