Maximum likelihood computation for fitting semiparametric mixture models

Statistics and Computing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-86

  Wang, Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Constrained optimization; Maximum likelihood computation; Mixed effects; Neyman Scott problem; Profile likelihood; Semiparametric mixture

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549107020     PISSN: 09603174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11222-009-9117-z     Document Type: Article

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