Title :
About distances of discrete distributions satisfying the data processing theorem of information theory
Author :
Pardo, M.C. ; Vajda, I.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Stat., Complutense Univ., Madrid, Spain
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The distances of discrete probability distributions are considered. Necessary and sufficient conditions for validity of the data processing theorem of information theory are established. These conditions are applied to the Burbea-Rao (1982) divergences and Bregman (1967) distances
Keywords :
information theory; probability; signal processing; statistical analysis; data processing theorem; discrete probability distributions; distances; divergences; necessary conditions; nformation theory; sufficient conditions; Automation; Chromium; Data processing; Extraterrestrial measurements; Information processing; Information theory; Probability distribution; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Sufficient conditions;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
