Open AccessAN EXTENSION OF THE RELIABILITY CONCEPT TO VECTOR VARIABLES 1
Author(s) -
Kristof Walter
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1972.tb00194.x
Subject(s) - extension (predicate logic) , scalar (mathematics) , reliability (semiconductor) , mathematics , measure (data warehouse) , simple (philosophy) , function (biology) , computer science , algorithm , data mining , physics , geometry , power (physics) , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology , programming language
The coefficient of precision type of reliability originally defined for scalar variables is generalized to vector variables and named vector reliability. The new coefficient ranges from zero to one. Additional basic properties of vector reliability are derived. Vector information is defined as a simple function of vector reliability. A number of properties of vector information are demonstrated in order to justify its use as a measure of information contained in a vector variable. Two applications are appended by way of illustration.