Question: A source output consists of five messages [m 1 , m 2 , m 3 , m 4 , m 5 ] with respective probabilities

A source output consists of five messages [m1, m2, m3, m4, m5] with respective probabilities [0.35, 0.25, 0.2, 0.15, 0.05]. Determine the binary code words for the second-order source extension using the Shannon-Fano and Huffman coding techniques. Determine the efficiency of the resulting codes and comment on the results.

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The source entropy is H X 035 log 2 035 025 log 2 025 02 log 2 02 015 log 2 015 005 log 2 005 21211 ... View full answer

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