Assessing the number of components in a normal mixture: an alternative approach
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normal mixture models; likelihood ratio test; homogeneity test; hypotheses setting;All these keywords.
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- C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
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