A simple polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the total variation distance between two product distributions

We give a simple polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the total variation distance between two product distributions.

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Published in:	TheoretiCS Vol. 2
Main Authors:	Feng, Weiming, Guo, Heng, Jerrum, Mark, Wang, Jiaheng
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	TheoretiCS Foundation e.V 15.06.2023
Subjects:	68w20 computer science - data structures and algorithms f.2.0 g.3 statistics - methodology
ISSN:	2751-4838, 2751-4838
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Summary:	We give a simple polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the total variation distance between two product distributions.
ISSN:	2751-4838 2751-4838
DOI:	10.46298/theoretics.23.7