A Case Study of two Clustering Methods based on Maximum Likelihood

Selvanayagam Ganesalingam, Geoffrey John McLachlan · Statistica Neerlandica · 1979

Abstract Two commonly used clustering methods based on maximum likelihood are considered in the context of the classification problem where observations of unknown origin belong to one of two possible populations. The basic assumptions and associated properties of the two methods are contrasted and illustrated by their application to some medical data. Also, the problem of updating an allocation procedure is considered.

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