Lévy metric

In mathematics, the Lévy metric is a metric on the space of cumulative distribution functions of one-dimensional random variables. It is a special case of the Lévy–Prokhorov metric, and is named after the French mathematician Paul Lévy.

Definition

Let be two cumulative distribution functions. Define the Lévy distance between them to be

Intuitively, if between the graphs of F and G one inscribes squares with sides parallel to the coordinate axes (at points of discontinuity of a graph vertical segments are added), then the side-length of the largest such square is equal to L(F, G).

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See also

References

  • V.M. Zolotarev (2001) [1994], "Lévy metric", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press
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