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Computing lower expectations with respect to total variation distance and chi-squared divergence balls

Probability 2026-05-29 v1

Abstract

We derive closed form expressions for the lower expectations that correspond to total variation distance and chi-squared divergence balls around a probability mass function over a finite set.

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@article{arxiv.2605.30091,
  title  = {Computing lower expectations with respect to total variation distance and chi-squared divergence balls},
  author = {Jasper De Bock},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.30091},
  year   = {2026}
}
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