Fitting A Mixture Distribution to Data: Tutorial
This paper is a step-by-step tutorial for fitting a mixture distribution to data. It merely assumes the reader has the background of calculus and linear algebra. Other required background is briefly reviewed before explaining the main algorithm. In explaining the main algorithm, first, fitting a mixture of two distributions is detailed and examples of fitting two Gaussians and Poissons, respectively for continuous and discrete cases, are introduced. Thereafter, fitting several distributions in general case is explained and examples of several Gaussians (Gaussian Mixture Model) and Poissons are again provided. Model-based clustering, as one of the applications of mixture distributions, is also introduced. Numerical simulations are also provided for both Gaussian and Poisson examples for the sake of better clarification.
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