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New multi-distribution Rényi divergences characterized by researchers · 2 sources tracked

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Researchers have characterized a new family of multi-distribution generalizations of Rényi divergences, which are crucial for comparing multiple probability distributions simultaneously. This new family, termed multi-way coincidence divergences, is derived from five independent mathematical routes, suggesting it is the canonical multi-distribution Rényi calculus. The work extends existing two-distribution comparisons and has potential applications in areas like multi-population fairness and multi-hypothesis testing. AI

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Akshay Balsubramani ·

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    arXiv:2606.27349v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Comparing two probability distributions is a basic building block of statistics and machine learning, and the right family is well understood: the R\'enyi divergences of order $\alpha\in[0,\infty]$ are the unique family monotone u…

  2. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Akshay Balsubramani ·

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    Comparing two probability distributions is a basic building block of statistics and machine learning, and the right family is well understood: the Rényi divergences of order $α\in[0,\infty]$ are the unique family monotone under data processing and additive on independent products…

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