Model Based Clustering using Finite Mixture Models of Lognormal Distribution

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  • Deepana R.
  • Kiruthika .

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https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjost.v7i3.1678

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Abstract
Model-based clustering consists of fitting a mixture model to data and identifying cluster with its components. This study discusses model-based clustering using a finite mixture of a univariate lognormal distribution with k components. In this study, lognormal mixture models for skewed data and also the estimation of mixing proportion by distance-based clustering have been considered. Parameter estimation is carried out by expectation maximization (EM) algorithm using different initialization approach using Manhattan distance, k-means and random methods. This clustering approach has been illustrated with the help of both simulated and real clustering datasets.
Keywords: Finite mixture model, model-based clustering, Lognormal Distribution, EM algorithm, mixing proportion, K-means algorithm

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Deepana R., Kiruthika. Model Based Clustering using Finite Mixture Models of Lognormal Distribution. Research & Reviews: Journal of Statistics. 2018; 7(3): 58–67p.

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2019-02-13

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2018)

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