Fuzzy and Probabilistic Clustering with Shape and Size Constraints

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  • Christian Borgelt
  • Rudolf Kruse
چکیده

More sophisticated fuzzy clustering algorithms, like the Gustafson–Kessel algorithm [11] and the fuzzy maximum likelihood estimation (FMLE) algorithm [10] offer the possibility of inducing clusters of ellipsoidal shape and different sizes. The same holds for the expectation maximization (EM) algorithm for a mixture of Gaussians. However, these additional degrees of freedom can reduce the robustness of the algorithm, thus sometimes rendering their application problematic. In this paper we suggest methods to introduce shape and size contraints that handle this problem effectively.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005