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A normalized statistical metric space for hidden Markov models.

Chen Lu¹, Jason M Schwier, Ryan M Craven

¹The Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. lu4@clemson.edu

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We introduce a novel metric space for comparing hidden Markov models (HMMs) based on statistical significance. This approach offers a true metric with confidence measures, outperforming Kullback-Leibler divergence for HMM analysis.

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Area of Science:

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Machine Learning
Computer Science

Background:

Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) are prevalent in modeling real-world systems.
Existing HMM comparison methods often focus on model structure rather than observed data statistics.
Kullback-Leibler divergence is a common but limited approach for HMM similarity.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a normalized statistical metric space for comparing HMMs.
To address limitations of previous HMM comparison techniques.
To provide a robust method for quantifying HMM similarity with statistical significance.

Main Methods:

Developed a new metric space for HMM comparison based on statistical properties.
Ensured the proposed metric is a true metric, always returning a valid distance.
Incorporated a confidence measure for the calculated metric values.

Main Results:

The new metric space provides a statistically significant comparison of HMMs.
The approach is a true metric, unlike Kullback-Leibler divergence in some aspects.
Experimental validation on Tor network traffic HMMs demonstrates practical application.

Conclusions:

The proposed metric space offers a superior method for HMM comparison.
This approach provides a confidence measure, enhancing reliability.
Potential applications extend to data mining and other domains.