Center of mass and the optimal quantizers for some continuous and discrete uniform distributions

arXiv1707.01630MaRDI QIDQ6288683FDOQ6288683

Authors: Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury 

Publication date: 6 July 2017

Abstract: In this paper, we first consider a flat plate (called a lamina) with uniform density $ho$ that occupies a region $mathfrakR$ of the plane. We show that the location of the center of mass, also known as the centroid, of the region equals the expected vector of a bivariate continuous random variable with a uniform probability distribution taking values on the region $mathfrakR$. Using this property, we prove that the Voronoi regions of an optimal set of two-means with respect to the uniform distribution defined on a disc partition the disc into two regions bounded by the semicircles. Besides, we show that if an isosceles triangle is partitioned into an isosceles triangle and an isosceles trapezoid in the Golden ratio, then their centers of mass form a centroidal Voronoi tessellation of the triangle. In addition, using the properties of center of mass we determine the optimal sets of two-means and the corresponding quantization error for a uniform distribution defined on a region with uniform density bounded by a rhombus. Further, we determine the optimal sets of $n$-means, and the $n$th quantization errors for two different discrete uniform distributions for some positive integers $nleqextcard(supp(P))$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rate-distortion theory in information and communication theory (94A34) Distribution theory (60Exx) Statistical distribution theory (62Exx)

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