A new approach to classification

作者：Fuentes Garcia R^*; Walker S G

来源：Journal of Applied Statistics, 2010, 37(1): 137-146.

DOI：10.1080/02664760802698987

• clustering
• classification
• latent variable
• normal mixture-model
• random histogram

Clustering is a common and important issue, and finite mixture models based on the normal distribution are frequently used to address the problem. In this article, we consider a classification model and build a mixture model around it. A good assessment of the allocation of observations and number of clusters is easily obtained from this approach.

• 出版日期2010