A likelihood-based constrained algorithm for multivariate normal mixture models

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-166

  Ingrassia, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EM algorithm; Likelihood; Missing data; Mixture models

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247898329     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-004-0092-4     Document Type: Article

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