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# Density Estimation via Discrepancy

@article{Yang2015DensityEV,
title={Density Estimation via Discrepancy},
author={Kun Yang and Hao Su and Wing Hung Wang},
journal={arXiv: Machine Learning},
year={2015}
}
• Published 23 September 2015
• Computer Science
• arXiv: Machine Learning
Given i.i.d samples from some unknown continuous density on hyper-rectangle $[0, 1]^d$, we attempt to learn a piecewise constant function that approximates this underlying density non-parametrically. Our density estimate is defined on a binary split of $[0, 1]^d$ and built up sequentially according to discrepancy criteria; the key ingredient is to control the discrepancy adaptively in each sub-rectangle to achieve overall bound. We prove that the estimate, even though simple as it appears…
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