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Uncertainty levels of second-order probability
Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden.
University of Skövde, School of Humanities and Informatics. University of Skövde, The Informatics Research Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2973-3112
2013 (English)In: POLIBITS Research Journal on Computer Science and Computer Engineering With Applications, ISSN 1870-9044, no 48, p. 5-11Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Since second-order probability distributions assign probabilities to probabilities there is uncertainty on two levels. Although different types of uncertainty have been distinguished before and corresponding measures suggested, the distinction made here between first- and second-order levels of uncertainty has not been considered before. In this paper previously existing measures are considered from the perspective of first- and second-order uncertainty and new measures are introduced. We conclude that the concepts of uncertainty and informativeness needs to be qualified if used in a second-order probability context and suggest that from a certain point of view information can not be minimized, just shifted from one level to another.

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Instituto Politécnico Nacional , 2013. no 48, p. 5-11
Keywords [en]
Uncertainty, entropy, second-order probability
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Computer and Information Sciences
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Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-8895OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-8895DiVA, id: diva2:699095
Available from: 2014-02-26 Created: 2014-02-26 Last updated: 2018-01-11Bibliographically approved

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