Clustering probability distributions

被引:41
作者
Tai Vo Van [2 ]
Pham-Gia, T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Moncton, Dept Stat, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada
[2] Can Tho Univ, Dept Math, Can Tho, Vietnam
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
maximum function; cluster; L1-distance; Bayes error; hierarchical approach; EFFICIENT ALGORITHM;
D O I
10.1080/02664760903186049
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
This article presents some theoretical results on the maximum of several functions, and its use to define the joint distance of k probability densities, which, in turn, serves to derive new algorithms for clustering densities. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the theory.
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页码:1891 / 1910
页数:20
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