Algorithmic compression of empirical data: reply to Twardy, Gardner, and Dowe

Abstract: This discussion note responds to objections by Twardy, Gardner, and Dowe to my earlier claim that empirical data sets are algorithmically incompressible. Twardy, Gardner, and Dowe hold that many empirical data sets are compressible by Minimum Message Length technique and offer this as evid...

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Publicado en:Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 403 - 411
Autor principal: McAllister, James W.
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jun2005
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