Title :
Probability of error, equivocation, and the Chernoff bound
Author :
Hellman, Martin E. ; Raviv, Josef
fDate :
7/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Relationships between the probability of error, the equivocation, and the Chernoff bound are examined for the two-hypothesis decision problem. The effect of rejections on these bounds is derived. Finally, the results are extended to the case of any finite number of hypotheses.
Keywords :
Decision procedures; Pattern classification; Error probability; Probability density function; Random variables;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIT.1970.1054466
