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New rank statistics method approximates f-divergences

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Researchers have developed a novel method for approximating f-divergences, a class of statistical measures used to quantify the difference between probability distributions. This new technique, called the rank-statistic approximation, bypasses the need for explicit density-ratio estimation by directly analyzing the distribution of ranks. The method is shown to provide a lower bound for the true f-divergence and offers convergence rates for high-dimensional data through random projections. Empirical validation includes benchmarking against neural networks and application in generative modeling experiments. AI

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New rank statistics method approximates f-divergences

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Viktor Stein, Jos\'e Manuel de Frutos ·

    Approximating $f$-Divergences with Rank Statistics

    arXiv:2601.22784v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We introduce a rank-statistic approximation of $f$-divergences that avoids explicit density-ratio estimation by working directly with the distribution of ranks. For a resolution parameter $K$, we map the mismatch between two uni…

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