• DocumentCode
    1082314
  • Title

    The Widget Problem Revisited

  • Author

    Tribus, Myron ; Fitts, Gary

  • Author_Institution
    Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 03755
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1968
  • Firstpage
    241
  • Lastpage
    248
  • Abstract
    The Jaynes "widget problem" is reviewed as an example of an application of the principle of maximum entropy in the making of decisions. The exact solution yields an unusual probability distribution. The problem illustrates why some kinds of decisions can be made intuitively and accurately, but would be difficult to rationalize without the principle of maximum entropy.
  • Keywords
    Convergence; Decision theory; Entropy; Financial management; Information theory; Knowledge management; Paints; Probability distribution; Seminars; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Systems Science and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0536-1567
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TSSC.1968.300118
  • Filename
    4082153
    • Link To Document
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