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Hierarchical Low-rank Structure of Parameterized Distributions

Numerical Analysis 2019-12-02 v1 Numerical Analysis Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

This note shows that the matrix forms of several one-parameter distribution families satisfy a hierarchical low-rank structure. Such families of distributions include binomial, Poisson, and χ2\chi^2 distributions. The proof is based on a uniform relative bound of a related divergence function. Numerical results are provided to confirm the theoretical findings.

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@article{arxiv.1911.13277,
  title  = {Hierarchical Low-rank Structure of Parameterized Distributions},
  author = {Jun Qin and Lexing Ying},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.13277},
  year   = {2019}
}
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