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The problem of the identifiability of the mixing distribution and of the unknown parameters for a continuous mixture of Gaussian distributions is considered. (projecteuclid.org)
Uniqueness of the mixing distribution and of the mean and variance functions for the mixed Gaussian distribution is proved. (projecteuclid.org)
These results also extend to the multidimensional case and to the case of non-Gaussian distributions, and/or signed mixing measure. (projecteuclid.org)
C. Bruni, G. Koch "Identifiability of Continuous Mixtures of Unknown Gaussian Distributions," The Annals of Probability, Ann. (projecteuclid.org)
Gaussian mixture distributions and Coxian phase type distributions have been popular choices model based clustering of patients' length of stay data. (edu.mt)
I have a number of distributions which I want to fit to a CDF that is comprised of one or more Gaussian CDFs. (stackexchange.com)
The development of quadrature rules for Gaussian mixture distributions is discussed. (umn.edu)
Linares, R & Crassidis, JL 2013, ' Sigma point transformation for Gaussian mixture distributions applied to attitude estimation ', Advances in the Astronautical Sciences , vol. 148, pp. 3735-3753. (umn.edu)
This study tries to compare the Gaussian, Student's t, and Laplacian mixture model in the modeling of MRI brain tumor image segmentation. (unair.ac.id)
Using data captured at Chilbolton Observatory, this paper looks at modelling the DSD using the Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM), and attempts to predict the specific attenuation due to rain based on this model and compares the result with other well-established statistical models (lognormal and gamma). (southwales.ac.uk)
If the sensor detects an obstacle the resulting distribution is modeled by a Gaussian distribution with mean at the distance to this obstacle. (cmu.edu)
Figure 4 (a) gives examples of such Gaussian distributions for ultrasound sensors and laser range-finders. (cmu.edu)
This study examines whether the Bitcoin market satisfies the ( weak-form ) efficient market hypothesis using a quantum harmonic oscillator, which provides the state-specific probability density functions that capture the superimposed Gaussian and non-Gaussian states of the log return distribution. (nature.com)
Accordingly, we analyze the market efficiency of Bitcoin by estimating the probability allocated to the ground state of the QHO model, i.e., the Gaussian distribution. (nature.com)
A half-Gaussian mixture model is proposed to extract FVC from L ARS images (HAGFVC). (researchgate.net)
is determ ined based on the parameters of Gaussian distribution to generate a more accurate FVC estimate. (researchgate.net)

Panel on nonstandard mixtures of distributions. (springer.com)

More general cases (i.e. an uncountable set of component distributions), as well as the countable case, are treated under the title of compound distributions. (wikipedia.org)
Where the set of component distributions is uncountable, the result is often called a compound probability distribution. (wikipedia.org)
This Demonstration shows how mixing two normal distributions can result in an apparently symmetric or asymmetric unimodal distribution or a clearly bimodal distribution, depending on the means, standard deviations, and weight fractions of the component distributions. (wolfram.com)
Component mixture distributions with arbitrary component distributions. (wolfram.com)

Mixtures of multivariate power exponential distributions. (nih.gov)

Bayesian analysis of gamma distributions using S-PLUS and R softwares. (scialert.net)
For instance, the finer points between choosing exponential versus Weibull distribution as a model for reliability are explored here at a level few textbooks that only partly treat Bayesian statistical methods can afford. (maa.org)
WHO estimates haemoglobin distributions by country and year using a Bayesian hierarchical mixture model. (who.int)

Theoretical background for univariate extreme value theory and max-stable distributions in the bivariate case. (lu.se)

The mixture components are often not arbitrary probability distributions, but instead are members of a parametric family (such as normal distributions), with different values for a parameter or parameters. (wikipedia.org)

Mixtures of distributions and regressions, frequentist and Bayes estimation. (up.ac.za)

The driving force of the formation of the homo- and heterochiral associates in the mixtures of chiral compounds is probably the effort of the system to separate the most symmetric associates from the less symmetric ones. (upt.ro)
This paper shows that there exists a Nash equilibrium of an n-player chance-constrained game for elliptically symmetric distributions. (optimization-online.org)

Most of the information I have found has been on Maximum Likelihood Estimation for probability distributions rather than this sort of sigmoid curve fitting. (stackexchange.com)

The Harmonic Mixture Weibull-G family of distributions was developed in this study. (hindawi.com)
We propose a subset of probability distributions from elliptical family of distributions. (optimization-online.org)

As a result, compositions of environmental PCB mixtures differ from commercial PCB mixtures (original Aroclors). (cdc.gov)
The use of PCB mixtures, commercially called Aroclors, changed over time. (cdc.gov)

The mixture of two gamma distributions is taken into account. (springer.com)

The reader should be comfortable, in a high-level general and abstract sense, with Weibull and other distributions, Markov processes, and the like. (maa.org)
Article: Modelling of mixture preparation in a small engine with port fuel injection Journal: Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal (PCFD) 2012 Vol.12 No.6 pp.375 - 388 Abstract: Computational fluid dynamics simulations are performed to study mixture preparation in the intake manifold of a small engine with port fuel injection. (inderscience.com)

Optimized univariate and multivariate empirical distributions. (wolfram.com)
Univariate and joint distributions of order statistics from any distribution. (wolfram.com)

The number of components in a mixture distribution is often restricted to being finite, although in some cases the components may be countably infinite in number. (wikipedia.org)
This type of mixture, being a finite sum, is called a finite mixture, and in applications, an unqualified reference to a "mixture density" usually means a finite mixture. (wikipedia.org)
The construction of such distributions has a formal similarity to that of mixture distributions, with either infinite summations or integrals replacing the finite summations used for finite mixtures. (wikipedia.org)
Note that the formulae here reduce to the case of a finite or infinite mixture if the density w is allowed to be a generalized function representing the "derivative" of the cumulative distribution function of a discrete distribution. (wikipedia.org)
Reference: B. S. Everitt and D. J. Hand, Finite Mixture Distributions , London: Chapman & Hall, 1981. (wolfram.com)
Mirror imaged handedness: a finite mixture distribution approach. (vu.nl)
The nanowires are described by the eight-band k.p Hamiltonians and the band structures are computed by means of the finite element method in a mixture basis consisting of linear triangular elements inside the nanowires and constrained Hermite triangular elements near the boundaries. (lu.se)

Methods for constructing multivariate models in higher dimensions: copula representations, Sklar's theorem and the Fréchet-Hoeffding bounds for joint distributions. (lu.se)

function to compute maximum likelihood parameter estimates and to estimate their precision for built-in distributions and custom distributions. (mathworks.com)
They are one-parameter and two-parameter distributions. (ceser.in)
The twoparameter distribution was derived from the one-parameter distribution by using a power transformation. (ceser.in)
Parameter mixture distributions with discrete and continuous weight distributions. (wolfram.com)
This course provides an introduction to parameter mixture distributions, conditional independence and asymptotic models used to construct multivariate models in higher dimensions, along with a discussion of why there is a need to separate the dependence structure from the marginal distributions. (lu.se)

describe how to define copulas and their relationship to multivariate extreme value distributions, · describe different measures of association for multivariate data, · explain which statistical methods can be used for the analysis of copulas and extreme values. (lu.se)
process multivariate data for analysis of copulas and extreme values, · fit copulas and multivariate extreme value distributions using different methods, · validate the fitted models and make suitable modifications of the models, · use the resulting models for prediction, · use a statistical computer program for analysis of data, · present the analysis and conclusions of a practical problem in a written report. (lu.se)

Copula distributions for multiple kernel families and any marginal distributions. (wolfram.com)
Marginal distributions of any dimension from any higher-dimensional distribution. (wolfram.com)

In medical and biological studies, the Weibull distribution among numerous classical distributions is a widely applied model for analyzing data with monotone hazard rate shapes. (hindawi.com)
It is shown that the Pearson coefficient of Kurtosis is such a measure for normality in a broad class D containing most of the classical distributions as well as the passage time densities s{mn}(tau) for arbitrary birth-death processes. (tue.nl)

In cases where each of the underlying random variables is continuous, the outcome variable will also be continuous and its probability density function is sometimes referred to as a mixture density. (wikipedia.org)
The cumulative distribution function (and the probability density function if it exists) can be expressed as a convex combination (i.e. a weighted sum, with non-negative weights that sum to 1) of other distribution functions and density functions. (wikipedia.org)

The first is that of a nonparametric distribution that automates and generalizes a whole range of nonparametric methods used for computing specific distribution properties. (wolfram.com)
The performance of six discriminant methods is compared on simulated data consisting of mixtures of continuous, binary, ordinal and nominal variables. (dtic.mil)

Phase diagrams for simple gases, gas mixtures, virial coefficients, van der Waals equation of state, empirical equations of state, generalized van der Waals theory. (lu.se)

Transverse momentum dependent (TMD) parton distribution functions (PDFs) and fragmentation functions (FFs) (we will refer them collectively as TMDs) contain a mixture of both perturbative and non-perturbative contribution. (lu.se)

Simple useful measures are exhibited for these in a metric space setting, obtained from inequalities for scale mixtures and power mixtures. (tue.nl)
Steutel, F.W. / Mixtures of distributions, moment inequalities and measures of exponentiality and normality . (tue.nl)
urbanization, and globalization, and reductions in vector healthmap.org/en/an), an open access online infectious control and other public health measures ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)

The well-known method of moments and likelihood method are proposed to estimate parameters of distribution. (springer.com)

The applications of the developed family to real data sets in medical studies revealed that the special distribution (Harmonic mixture Weibul Weibull distribution) provided a better fit to the data sets than other competitive models. (hindawi.com)
For complex biological phenotypic traits with nonmonotone hazard rate shapes, the Weibull distribution does not have the flexibility to model such data. (hindawi.com)
Consequently, new families of distributions in the form of extended or modified versions of the Weibull distribution have been introduced in literature with the attempt of increasing its flexibility. (hindawi.com)
In this study, we proposed a novel generalization for the Weibull-G family, called the Harmonic mixture Weibull-G family by combining the Harmonic mixture-G [ 17 ] and the Weibull-G [ 18 ] families. (hindawi.com)

As an example, the sum of two jointly normally distributed random variables, each with different means, will still have a normal distribution. (wikipedia.org)
On the other hand, a mixture density created as a mixture of two normal distributions with different means will have two peaks provided that the two means are far enough apart, showing that this distribution is radically different from a normal distribution. (wikipedia.org)
They are also sometimes used as a means of representing non-normal distributions. (wikipedia.org)
Berkes, I & Csaki, E 1996, ' On the pointwise central limit theorem and mixtures of normal distributions ', Statistics & Probability Letters , vol. 29, pp. 361-368. (elsevierpure.com)
The singular normal distribution. (up.ac.za)

Data analysis concerning statistical models involving mixture distributions is discussed under the title of mixture models, while the present article concentrates on simple probabilistic and statistical properties of mixture distributions and how these relate to properties of the underlying distributions. (wikipedia.org)
The statistical properties were comprehensively presented and five special distributions developed from the family. (hindawi.com)

The underlying random variables may be random real numbers, or they may be random vectors (each having the same dimension), in which case the mixture distribution is a multivariate distribution. (wikipedia.org)
The probability distributions of the vectors associated with the constraints are partially known. (optimization-online.org)

Furthermore, their continuous dependence on the mixture itself is proved under suitable topologies. (projecteuclid.org)
Truncated distribution of any dimension, continuous and discrete. (wolfram.com)

To this end, the need for the use of appropriate and very efficient probability distributions in the modelling of medical data is fundamentally important. (hindawi.com)

Provides functions to perform the fitting of an adaptive mixture of Student-t distributions to a target density through its kernel function as described in Ardia et al. (r-project.org)

This paper compares these models and presents an idea for a mixture distribution comprising of components of both of the above distributions. (edu.mt)
Because of this, considerable effort over the years has been expended in He development of large classes of standard distributions, along win relevant statistical methodologies, designed to serve as models for a wide range of phenomena. (nationalacademies.org)
There is therefore a need for accurate models that will enable the rainfall drop size distribution (DSD) to be better predicted for better planning and improved service delivery. (southwales.ac.uk)
In C. H. Carstensen (Ed.), Multivariate and Mixture Distribution Rasch Models (pp. 255-270). (bvsalud.org)

In recent years, the developments of new families of probability distributions have received greater attention as a result of desirable properties they exhibit in the modelling of data sets. (hindawi.com)
The efficient modelling of medical data is useful in providing good understanding of the distribution of disease incidence and prevalence in medical studies. (hindawi.com)
However, in some situations, counts that are zero are not recorded in the data, so fitting a Poisson distribution is not straightforward because of the missing zeros. (mathworks.com)
The data looks like a Poisson distribution except it contains no zeros. (mathworks.com)
The results demonstrate that for the skewed and leptokurtic data pattern, the Laplacian mixture model shows the best representation, while the Student's t mixture model has a great performance in fat-tail data pattern and also more robust against noise. (unair.ac.id)
In order to make any use of unlabeled data, some relationship to the underlying distribution of data must exist. (wikipedia.org)

provide timely estimates of changes in distribution of Known dengue-endemic areas were defi ned as dengue dengue, a critical component of prevention and control risk areas identifi ed by the US Centers for Disease Control efforts. (cdc.gov)

In this paper, by applying the one-step laser pyrolysis to a gas mixtures containing Fe(CO) 5 and methyl methacrylate (MMA) we have prepared metal-based nanocomposites, presenting mainly core-shell structures. (hindawi.com)

The hazard functions of the special distributions were shown to exhibit various forms of monotone and nonmonotone shapes. (hindawi.com)
Distributions defined from formulas of PDF, CDF, or survival functions. (wolfram.com)
In particular, the solution of the QHO model is a superposition of infinite eigenstates, which form an orthogonal basis encompassing all distribution functions. (nature.com)
The wave functions and spinor distributions of the band states in these nanowires are also calculated. (lu.se)
The wave functions exhibit very different distribution patterns in the nanowires oriented along the [001] direction and the nanowires oriented along the [111] direction. (lu.se)
OPE we obtain products of perturbative coefficient functions with non-perturbative parton distributions. (lu.se)
Distribution functions in bulk and at surfaces in relation to experiments, potential of mean force, Debye-Hückel theory. (lu.se)

Stir for at least 10 minutes to ensure even distribution of the three substances. (ehow.com)

The mixture approximation can then be used as the importance density in importance sampling or as the candidate density in the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm to obtain quantities of interest for the target density itself. (r-project.org)

Also a mixed distribution survival tree is presented. (edu.mt)
The third is that of a distribution defined by a formula such as a PDF, CDF, or survival function. (wolfram.com)
Efficient survival and reliability modeling with truncated and censored distributions. (wolfram.com)

These terms result to some unknown parton distributions. (lu.se)

Computational fluid dynamics simulations are performed to study mixture preparation in the intake manifold of a small engine with port fuel injection. (inderscience.com)

A typical distribution for sonar and laser measurements is depicted in Figure 4 (b). (cmu.edu)

I've included example plots of my 1, 2, and 3 mode fits for a distribution (Ignore scale on left of plots). (stackexchange.com)
A hybrid statistical approach for texture images classification based on scale invariant features and mixture gamma distribution Said Benlakhdar1, Mohammed Rziza1, Rachid Oulad Haj Thami2 1LRIT URAC 29, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. (edu.pl)

A distinction needs to be made between a random variable whose distribution function or density is the sum of a set of components (i.e. a mixture distribution) and a random variable whose value is the sum of the values of two or more underlying random variables, in which case the distribution is given by the convolution operator. (wikipedia.org)

In probability and statistics, a mixture distribution is the probability distribution of a random variable that is derived from a collection of other random variables as follows: first, a random variable is selected by chance from the collection according to given probabilities of selection, and then the value of the selected random variable is realized. (wikipedia.org)
The book amounts are treated as values of a random variable which distribution is a mixture of the distributions of correct amount and the distribution of the true amount contaminated by error. (springer.com)

Some properties of these two distributions were discussed. (ceser.in)

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