Criterion for the resemblance between the mother and the model distribution

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contents If the probability distribution model aims to approximate the hidden mother distribution, it is imperative to establish a useful criterion for the resemblance between the mother and the model distributions. This study proposes a criterion that measures the Hellinger distance between discretized (quantized) samples from both distributions. Unlike information criteria such as AIC, this criterion does not require the probability density function of the model distribution, which cannot be explicitly obtained for a complicated model such as a deep learning machine. Second, it can draw a positive conclusion (i.e., both distributions are sufficiently close) under a given threshold, whereas a statistical hypothesis test, such as the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, cannot genuinely lead to a positive conclusion when the hypothesis is accepted. In this study, we establish a reasonable threshold for the criterion deduced from the Bayes error rate and also present the asymptotic bias of the estimator of the criterion. From these results, a reasonable and easy-to-use criterion is established that can be directly calculated from the two sets of samples from both distributions.
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spellingShingle Criterion for the resemblance between the mother and the model distribution
Sheena, Yo
Statistics Theory
Primary 60F99, Secondary 62F12
If the probability distribution model aims to approximate the hidden mother distribution, it is imperative to establish a useful criterion for the resemblance between the mother and the model distributions. This study proposes a criterion that measures the Hellinger distance between discretized (quantized) samples from both distributions. Unlike information criteria such as AIC, this criterion does not require the probability density function of the model distribution, which cannot be explicitly obtained for a complicated model such as a deep learning machine. Second, it can draw a positive conclusion (i.e., both distributions are sufficiently close) under a given threshold, whereas a statistical hypothesis test, such as the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, cannot genuinely lead to a positive conclusion when the hypothesis is accepted. In this study, we establish a reasonable threshold for the criterion deduced from the Bayes error rate and also present the asymptotic bias of the estimator of the criterion. From these results, a reasonable and easy-to-use criterion is established that can be directly calculated from the two sets of samples from both distributions.
title Criterion for the resemblance between the mother and the model distribution
topic Statistics Theory
Primary 60F99, Secondary 62F12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.03397