From $ε$-entropy to KL-entropy: Analysis of minimum information complexity density estimation

dc.creatorZhang, Tong
dc.date2007-02-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:08:44Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:08:44Z
dc.descriptionWe consider an extension of $ε$-entropy to a KL-divergence based complexity measure for randomized density estimation methods. Based on this extension, we develop a general information-theoretical inequality that measures the statistical complexity of some deterministic and randomized density estimators. Consequences of the new inequality will be presented. In particular, we show that this technique can lead to improvements of some classical results concerning the convergence of minimum description length and Bayesian posterior distributions. Moreover, we are able to derive clean finite-sample convergence bounds that are not obtainable using previous approaches.
dc.descriptionPublished at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009053606000000704 in the Annals of Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aos/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702653
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702653
dc.identifierAnnals of Statistics 2006, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2180-2210
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/009053606000000704
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/131363
dc.subjectStatistics Theory
dc.subject62C10, 62G07 (Primary)
dc.titleFrom $ε$-entropy to KL-entropy: Analysis of minimum information complexity density estimation
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