In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, p s upadrashta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In addition to the EM algorithm, what other popular algorithms exist for in= >ferring parameters of gaussian mixtures? non-gaussian mixtures? EM is just one means of carrying out maximum likelihood estimation. It never was claimed to be anything else. If one can do a good numerical job directly on the estimation problem, or if EM is slow, much better ways exist. However, numerical analysis is an art, not a science. -- This address is for information only. I do not claim that these views are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University. Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558 . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
