Abstract: We study the minimax estimation of α-divergences between discrete distributions for integer α ≥ 1, which include the Kullback-Leibler divergence and the χ 2-divergences as special examples.

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Abstract: A new one-parameter discrete distribution, namely discrete Burr-Hatke distribution is introduced and its mathematical properties are studied comprehensively. The main properties of the ...