Abstract
Modifications of the classical φ-divergences D φ(μ, ν)=∈t q φ (p/q) dλ of finite measures μ, ν on a σ-finite measure space (𝒳, 𝒜, λ) with Radon–Nikodym densities p=dμ/dλ, q=dν/dλ are introduced by the formula 𝔇φ(μ, ν)=∈t q φ˜ (p/q) dλ using the nonnegative convex functions . Basic properties of the modified φ-divergences are investigated, such as the range of values, symmetry and a decomposition into local and global components. A general φ-divergence formula for right-censored observations illustrates the statistical applicability. The Pinsker inequality for finite measures and the generalized Ornstein distance of stationary random processes are among the illustrations of applicability in the information theory.
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