Huffman Coding
Variable length codes, optimal prefix codes, algorithm construction.
Huffman Coding Quiz
Test your ability to construct and analyze Huffman codes.
Question 1 of 3
Q1.For a source with symbol probabilities {0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1}, what is the average code length of an optimal Huffman code?
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