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Feynman Liang commented on SPARK-7210:
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{{MultiVariateGaussian}} already checks for a positive semi-definite covariance 
matrix

https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/master/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/stat/distribution/MultivariateGaussian.scala#L131



> Test matrix decompositions for speed vs. numerical stability for Gaussians
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>
>                 Key: SPARK-7210
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-7210
>             Project: Spark
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: MLlib
>            Reporter: Joseph K. Bradley
>            Priority: Minor
>
> We currently use SVD for inverting the Gaussian's covariance matrix and 
> computing the determinant.  SVD is numerically stable but slow.  We could 
> experiment with Cholesky, etc. to figure out a better option, or a better 
> option for certain settings.



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