Modified maximum likelihood estimator for the mixing distribution in a finite mixture

Mehdi Razzaghi; William S. Rayens

doi:10.1080/03610928708829531

Modified maximum likelihood estimator for the mixing distribution in a finite mixture

Mehdi Razzaghi, William S. Rayens

Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics

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Abstract

Using the likelihood equations, a method based on the generalized inverse of matrices is proposed to derive closed-form estimates for the mixing proportions in a finite mixture, when the component distributions are known.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2661-2676
Number of pages	16
Journal	Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods
Volume	16
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03610928708829531
State	Published - Jan 1 1987

Keywords

likelihood equations
mixed distribution
mixing proportions
normal mixtures

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Statistics and Probability

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Modified maximum likelihood estimator for the mixing distribution in a finite mixture

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