Clustering and latent structure · MLD-0388
Expectation-maximization
Alternating latent-variable expectation calculations with parameter optimization.
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Original example
Fit a Gaussian mixture model.
Original caveat
EM generally converges to a local solution.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Training · Data · Evaluation.
Tags: ML · DL.
Aliases: EM.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- scikit-learn: clustering ↗ · Reference link
- scikit-learn: matrix decomposition ↗ · Reference link
- scikit-learn: manifold learning ↗ · Reference link
- scikit-learn: novelty and outlier detection ↗ · Reference link
- Original reference URL ↗