Abstract Finite mixtures of regressions with fixed covariates are a commonly used model-based clustering methodology to deal regression data. However, they assume assignment independence, i.e., the allocation data points clusters is made independently distribution covariates. To take into account latter aspect, finite random covariates, also known as cluster-weighted models (CWMs), have been pr...

BACKGROUND Medical institutions are under increased economic pressure to schedule elective surgeries efficiently to contain the costs of surgical services. Surgical scheduling is complicated by variability inherent in the duration of surgical procedures. Modeling that variability, in turn, provides a mechanism to generate accurate time estimates. Accurate time estimates are important operationa...