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Minimum Mean Square Error Estimation Under Gaussian Mixture Statistics

Statistics Theory 2011-08-18 v1 Statistics Theory

Abstract

This paper investigates the minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimation of x, given the observation y = Hx+n, when x and n are independent and Gaussian Mixture (GM) distributed. The introduction of GM distributions, represents a generalization of the more familiar and simpler Gaussian signal and Gaussian noise instance. We present the necessary theoretical foundation and derive the MMSE estimator for x in a closed form. Furthermore, we provide upper and lower bounds for its mean square error (MSE). These bounds are validated through Monte Carlo simulations.

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@article{arxiv.1108.3410,
  title  = {Minimum Mean Square Error Estimation Under Gaussian Mixture Statistics},
  author = {John T. Flam and Saikat Chatterjee and Kimmo Kansanen and Torbjorn Ekman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.3410},
  year   = {2011}
}
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