Finite-sample expansions for the optimal error probability in asymmetric binary hypothesis testing
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| author | Lungu, Valentinian Kontoyiannis, Ioannis |
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| contents | The problem of binary hypothesis testing between two probability measures is considered. New sharp bounds are derived for the best achievable error probability of such tests based on independent and identically distributed observations. Specifically, the asymmetric version of the problem is examined, where different requirements are placed on the two error probabilities. Accurate nonasymptotic expansions with explicit constants are obtained for the error probability, using tools from large deviations and Gaussian approximation. Examples are shown indicating that, in the asymmetric regime, the approximations suggested by the new bounds are significantly more accurate than the approximations provided by either of the two main earlier approaches -- normal approximation and error exponents. |
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| spellingShingle | Finite-sample expansions for the optimal error probability in asymmetric binary hypothesis testing Lungu, Valentinian Kontoyiannis, Ioannis Information Theory Statistics Theory The problem of binary hypothesis testing between two probability measures is considered. New sharp bounds are derived for the best achievable error probability of such tests based on independent and identically distributed observations. Specifically, the asymmetric version of the problem is examined, where different requirements are placed on the two error probabilities. Accurate nonasymptotic expansions with explicit constants are obtained for the error probability, using tools from large deviations and Gaussian approximation. Examples are shown indicating that, in the asymmetric regime, the approximations suggested by the new bounds are significantly more accurate than the approximations provided by either of the two main earlier approaches -- normal approximation and error exponents. |
| title | Finite-sample expansions for the optimal error probability in asymmetric binary hypothesis testing |
| topic | Information Theory Statistics Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09605 |