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A likelihood-based constrained algorithm for multivariate normal mixture models

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  • Salvatore Ingrassia

    (Universitá della Calabria)

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. It is well known that the log-likelihood function for samples coming from normal mixture distributions may present spurious maxima and singularities. For this reason here we reformulate some Hathaway’s results and we propose two constrained estimation procedures for multivariate normal mixture modelling according to the likelihood approach. Their perfomances are illustrated on the grounds of some numerical simulations based on the EM algorithm. A comparison between multivariate normal mixtures and the hot-deck approach in missing data imputation is also considered.

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  • Salvatore Ingrassia, 2004. "A likelihood-based constrained algorithm for multivariate normal mixture models," Statistical Methods & Applications, Springer;Società Italiana di Statistica, vol. 13(2), pages 151-166, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stmapp:v:13:y:2004:i:2:d:10.1007_s10260-004-0092-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10260-004-0092-4
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    9. Ingrassia, Salvatore & Rocci, Roberto, 2007. "Constrained monotone EM algorithms for finite mixture of multivariate Gaussians," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 51(11), pages 5339-5351, July.
    10. Cabral, Celso Rômulo Barbosa & Lachos, Víctor Hugo & Prates, Marcos O., 2012. "Multivariate mixture modeling using skew-normal independent distributions," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 56(1), pages 126-142, January.
    11. Andrea Cappozzo & Francesca Greselin & Thomas Brendan Murphy, 2020. "A robust approach to model-based classification based on trimming and constraints," Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, Springer;German Classification Society - Gesellschaft für Klassifikation (GfKl);Japanese Classification Society (JCS);Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society (CLADAG);International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS), vol. 14(2), pages 327-354, June.
    12. Angelo Mazza & Antonio Punzo, 2020. "Mixtures of multivariate contaminated normal regression models," Statistical Papers, Springer, vol. 61(2), pages 787-822, April.
    13. Luis Angel García-Escudero & Alfonso Gordaliza & Francesca Greselin & Salvatore Ingrassia & Agustín Mayo-Iscar, 2018. "Eigenvalues and constraints in mixture modeling: geometric and computational issues," Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, Springer;German Classification Society - Gesellschaft für Klassifikation (GfKl);Japanese Classification Society (JCS);Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society (CLADAG);International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS), vol. 12(2), pages 203-233, June.
    14. Kasa, Siva Rajesh & Rajan, Vaibhav, 2022. "Improved Inference of Gaussian Mixture Copula Model for Clustering and Reproducibility Analysis using Automatic Differentiation," Econometrics and Statistics, Elsevier, vol. 22(C), pages 67-97.
    15. Kim, Byungsoo & Lee, Sangyeol, 2013. "Robust estimation for the covariance matrix of multivariate time series based on normal mixtures," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 57(1), pages 125-140.
    16. Salvatore Ingrassia & Simona Minotti & Giorgio Vittadini, 2012. "Local Statistical Modeling via a Cluster-Weighted Approach with Elliptical Distributions," Journal of Classification, Springer;The Classification Society, vol. 29(3), pages 363-401, October.
    17. Cong, Lin & Yao, Weixin, 2021. "A Likelihood Ratio Test of a Homoscedastic Multivariate Normal Mixture Against a Heteroscedastic Multivariate Normal Mixture," Econometrics and Statistics, Elsevier, vol. 18(C), pages 79-88.
    18. Utkarsh J. Dang & Antonio Punzo & Paul D. McNicholas & Salvatore Ingrassia & Ryan P. Browne, 2017. "Multivariate Response and Parsimony for Gaussian Cluster-Weighted Models," Journal of Classification, Springer;The Classification Society, vol. 34(1), pages 4-34, April.
    19. McLachlan, G.J. & Bean, R.W. & Ben-Tovim Jones, L., 2007. "Extension of the mixture of factor analyzers model to incorporate the multivariate t-distribution," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 51(11), pages 5327-5338, July.
    20. Salvatore Ingrassia & Simona Minotti & Giorgio Vittadini, 2012. "Local Statistical Modeling via a Cluster-Weighted Approach with Elliptical Distributions," Journal of Classification, Springer;The Classification Society, vol. 29(3), pages 363-401, October.
    21. Chi, Eric C. & Lange, Kenneth, 2014. "Stable estimation of a covariance matrix guided by nuclear norm penalties," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 117-128.
    22. Ingrassia, Salvatore & Rocci, Roberto, 2011. "Degeneracy of the EM algorithm for the MLE of multivariate Gaussian mixtures and dynamic constraints," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 55(4), pages 1715-1725, April.
    23. Hien Nguyen & Geoffrey McLachlan, 2015. "Maximum likelihood estimation of Gaussian mixture models without matrix operations," Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, Springer;German Classification Society - Gesellschaft für Klassifikation (GfKl);Japanese Classification Society (JCS);Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society (CLADAG);International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS), vol. 9(4), pages 371-394, December.
    24. Pietro Coretto, 2022. "Estimation and computations for Gaussian mixtures with uniform noise under separation constraints," Statistical Methods & Applications, Springer;Società Italiana di Statistica, vol. 31(2), pages 427-458, June.

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