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A Smooth Nonparametric Estimate of a Mixing Distribution Using Mixtures of Gaussians.

Authors :
Magder, Laurence S.
Zeger, Scott L.
Source :
Journal of the American Statistical Association. Sep96, Vol. 91 Issue 435, p1141-1151. 11p. 3 Charts, 13 Graphs.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Proposes a method of estimating mixing distributions using maximum likelihood over the class of arbitrary mixtures of Gaussians. Constraint that the component variances be greater than or equal to some minimum value h; Extension of the estimate to include multivariate mixing distributions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01621459
Volume :
91
Issue :
435
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of the American Statistical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9610170613
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1996.10476984