 Le Cam two-point lemma (source code)

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= Le Cam two-point lemma
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Le Cam's two-point lemma lower-bounds minimax risk by reducing estimation to testing two separated parameter values. Under squared loss, one form is
$$
\inf_{\widehat\theta}\max_{j=0,1}\mathbb E_j(\widehat\theta-\theta_j)^2
\geq\frac{(\theta_1-\theta_0)^2}{8}
\left(1-\operatorname{TV}(P_0,P_1)\right).
$$

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