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Main Authors: Timofeev, Evgeniy, Kaltchenko, Alexei
Format: Preprint
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.5856
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author Timofeev, Evgeniy
Kaltchenko, Alexei
author_facet Timofeev, Evgeniy
Kaltchenko, Alexei
contents A problem of improving the accuracy of nonparametric entropy estimation for a stationary ergodic process is considered. New weak metrics are introduced and relations between metrics, measures, and entropy are discussed. Based on weak metrics, a new nearest-neighbor entropy estimator is constructed and has a parameter with which the estimator is optimized to reduce its bias. It is shown that estimator's variance is upper-bounded by a nearly optimal Cramer-Rao lower bound.
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spellingShingle Nearest-neighbor Entropy Estimators with Weak Metrics
Timofeev, Evgeniy
Kaltchenko, Alexei
Information Theory
Statistics Theory
58F15, 58F17, 53C35
A problem of improving the accuracy of nonparametric entropy estimation for a stationary ergodic process is considered. New weak metrics are introduced and relations between metrics, measures, and entropy are discussed. Based on weak metrics, a new nearest-neighbor entropy estimator is constructed and has a parameter with which the estimator is optimized to reduce its bias. It is shown that estimator's variance is upper-bounded by a nearly optimal Cramer-Rao lower bound.
title Nearest-neighbor Entropy Estimators with Weak Metrics
topic Information Theory
Statistics Theory
58F15, 58F17, 53C35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.5856