Unsupervised learning of mixture regression models for longitudinal data

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DOI10.1016/J.CSDA.2018.03.012zbMATH Open1469.62166arXiv1703.06277OpenAlexW2963910697MaRDI QIDQ1662922FDOQ1662922


Authors: Heng Peng, Tao Huang, Pei-Rong Xu Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 20 August 2018

Published in: Computational Statistics and Data Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper is concerned with learning of mixture regression models for individuals that are measured repeatedly. The adjective "unsupervised" implies that the number of mixing components is unknown and has to be determined, ideally by data driven tools. For this purpose, a novel penalized method is proposed to simultaneously select the number of mixing components and to estimate the mixing proportions and unknown parameters in the models. The proposed method is capable of handling both continuous and discrete responses by only requiring the first two moment conditions of the model distribution. It is shown to be consistent in both selecting the number of components and estimating the mixing proportions and unknown regression parameters. Further, a modified EM algorithm is developed to seamlessly integrate model selection and estimation. Simulation studies are conducted to evaluate the finite sample performance of the proposed procedure. And it is further illustrated via an analysis of a primary biliary cirrhosis data set.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.06277




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