An entropy criterion for assessing the number of clusters in a mixture model

DOI10.1007/BF01246098zbMath0861.62051MaRDI QIDQ1126397

Publication date: 27 April 1997

Published in: Journal of Classification (Search for Journal in Brave)

likelihood entropy Monte Carlo Gaussian mixture cluster analysis mixture model number of clusters entropy criterion Bayesian criteria classification likelihood

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30) Statistical aspects of information-theoretic topics (62B10)

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