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Description: The EM Algorithm and Extensions by Geoffrey J. McLachlan, Thriyambakam Krishnan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Since its inception in 1977, the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm has been the subject of intense scrutiny, dozens of applications, numerous extensions, and thousands of publications. The algorithm and its extensions are now standard tools applied to incomplete data problems in virtually every field in which statistical methods are used. Publisher Description The only single-source——now completely updated and revised——to offer a unified treatment of the theory, methodology, and applications of the EM algorithm Complete with updates that capture developments from the past decade, The EM Algorithm and Extensions, Second Edition successfully provides a basic understanding of the EM algorithm by describing its inception, implementation, and applicability in numerous statistical contexts. In conjunction with the fundamentals of the topic, the authors discuss convergence issues and computation of standard errors, and, in addition, unveil many parallels and connections between the EM algorithm and Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms. Thorough discussions on the complexities and drawbacks that arise from the basic EM algorithm, such as slow convergence and lack of an in-built procedure to compute the covariance matrix of parameter estimates, are also presented. While the general philosophy of the First Edition has been maintained, this timely new edition has been updated, revised, and expanded to include: New chapters on Monte Carlo versions of the EM algorithm and generalizations of the EM algorithm New results on convergence, including convergence of the EM algorithm in constrained parameter spaces Expanded discussion of standard error computation methods, such as methods for categorical data and methods based on numerical differentiation Coverage of the interval EM, which locates all stationary points in a designated region of the parameter space Exploration of the EM algorithms relationship with the Gibbs sampler and other Markov chain Monte Carlo methods Plentiful pedagogical elements—chapter introductions, lists of examples, author and subject indices, computer-drawn graphics, and a related Web site The EM Algorithm and Extensions, Second Edition serves as an excellent text for graduate-level statistics students and is also a comprehensive resource for theoreticians, practitioners, and researchers in the social and physical sciences who would like to extend their knowledge of the EM algorithm. Author Biography Geoffrey J. McLachlan, PhD, DSc, is Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at The University of Queensland, Australia. A Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Australian Mathematical Society, he has published extensively on his research interests, which include cluster and discriminant analyses, image analysis, machine learning, neural networks, and pattern recognition. Dr. McLachlan is the author or coauthor of Analyzing Microarray Gene Expression Data, Finite Mixture Models, and Discriminant Analysis and Statistical Pattern Recognition, all published by Wiley. Thriyambakam Krishnan, PhD, is Chief Statistical Architect, SYSTAT Software at Cranes Software International Limited in Bangalore, India. Dr. Krishnan has over forty-five years of research, teaching, consulting, and software development experience at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). His research interests include biostatistics, image analysis, pattern recognition, psychometry, and the EM algorithm. Details ISBN 0471201707 ISBN-13 9780471201700 Title The EM Algorithm and Extensions Author Geoffrey J. McLachlan, Thriyambakam Krishnan Format Hardcover Year 2008 Pages 400 Edition 2nd Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc GE_Item_ID:7530170; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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