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January, 1981 Note on the Consistency of the Maximum Likelihood Estimate for Nonidentifiable Distributions
Richard Redner
Ann. Statist. 9(1): 225-228 (January, 1981). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176345353

Abstract

The results of Wald on the consistency of the maximum likelihood estimate are extended. Applications are made to mixture distributions and to clustering when the number of clusters is not known.

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Richard Redner. "Note on the Consistency of the Maximum Likelihood Estimate for Nonidentifiable Distributions." Ann. Statist. 9 (1) 225 - 228, January, 1981. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176345353

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Published: January, 1981
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0453.62021
MathSciNet: MR600553
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176345353

Subjects:
Primary: 62F10

Keywords: clustering , consistency , maximum likelihood estimation , mixture densities

Rights: Copyright © 1981 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.9 • No. 1 • January, 1981
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