Suppose that the observations are partitioned into m groups in equal proportion. The entropy measure for this situation is equal to A) log₂(m) B) 0.25 C) 0.5 D) 1

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Entropy measures the uncertainty or randomness in a system. When observations are partitioned into m groups in equal proportion, the entropy is maximized, and its value is given by the formula -Σ(p_i * log2(p_i)), where p_i is the proportion of elements in the ith group. For m groups of equal proportion, this simplifies to log2(m), which is represented by the choice that includes a logarithmic function.

Suppose That the Observations Are Partitioned into M Groups in Equal