Methods for merging Gaussian mixture components

Advances in Data Analysis and Classification

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-34

  Hennig, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dip test; Model based cluster analysis; Multilayer mixture; Prediction strength; Ridgeline; Unimodality

Indexed keywords

ARRAY PROCESSING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; MERGING; MULTILAYERS; VISUALIZATION;

DIP TEST; DIP TESTS; MODEL-BASED CLUSTER ANALYSIS; RIDGE LINES; UNIMODALITY;

MIXTURES;

EID: 77955091542     PISSN: 18625347     EISSN: 18625355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11634-010-0058-3     Document Type: Article

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