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Topological Perspectives on Statistical Quantities I

Algebraic Topology 2017-07-11 v1

Abstract

In statistics cumulants are defined to be functions that measure the linear independence of random variables. In the non-communicative case the Boolean cumulants can be described as functions that measure deviation of a map between algebras from being an algebra morphism. In Algebraic topology maps that are homotopic to being algebra morphisms are studied using the theory of AA_\infty algebras. In this paper we will explore the link between these two points of views on maps between algebras that are not algebra maps.

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@article{arxiv.1707.02900,
  title  = {Topological Perspectives on Statistical Quantities I},
  author = {Nissim Ranade},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.02900},
  year   = {2017}
}
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