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== Implementation == |
== Implementation == |
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The earth-mover's distance is simple to compute in a discrete case, where the distribution is defined in a number of bins. |
The earth-mover's distance is simple and efficient to compute in a discrete case, where the distribution is defined in a number of bins. This makes it readily available in many software packages. |
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As a first approximation, it is helpful to model the distribution as a simple trapezoidal distribution, instead of a normal distribution. |
As a first approximation, it is helpful to model the distribution as a simple trapezoidal distribution, instead of a normal distribution. |
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