A dynamic EM algorithm for estimating mixture proportions

被引:3
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作者
Jorgensen, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waikato, Dept Stat, Hamilton, New Zealand
关键词
convergence; finite mixture model; maximum likelihood; sequential estimation;
D O I
10.1023/A:1008916123610
中图分类号
TP301 [理论、方法];
学科分类号
081202 ;
摘要
We investigate the use of a dynamic form of the EM algorithm to estimate proportions in finite mixtures of known distributions. We prove a consistency result for this algorithm, which employs only a single EM update for each new observation. Our aim is to demonstrate that the slow convergence rate of the EM algorithm in many applications is of little practical consequence in a situation when data is frequently being updated.
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页码:299 / 302
页数:4
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