Monotonicity equivalence and synchronizability for a system of probability distributions
Abstract
A system of probability distributions on a partially ordered set (poset) indexed by another poset can be realized by a system of -valued random variables 's marginally distributed as . It is called realizably monotone if in whenever in . Such a system necessarily is stochastically monotone, that is, it satisfies in stochastic ordering whenever . It has been known exactly when these notions of monotonicity are equivalent except for a certain subclass of acyclic posets, called Class W. In this paper we introduce inverse probability transforms and synchronizing bijections recursively when is a poset of Class W and is synchronizable, and validate monotonicity equivalence by constructing explicitly. We also show that synchronizability is necessary for monotonicity equivalence when is in Class W.
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@article{arxiv.2408.10896,
title = {Monotonicity equivalence and synchronizability for a system of probability distributions},
author = {Motoya Machida},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.10896},
year = {2024}
}
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25 pages, 6 figures