Choosing initial values for the EM algorithm for finite mixtures

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Publication:951825

DOI10.1016/S0167-9473(02)00177-9zbMath1429.62082MaRDI QIDQ951825

Dimitris Karlis, Evdokia Xekalaki

Publication date: 4 November 2008

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




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