Using fusion effects to decrease uncertainty in distance sampling models when collating data from different surveys

F Plard, H Araújo, A Astarloa, M Louzao… - Marine Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Estimates of population abundance are required to study the impacts of human activities on
populations and assess their conservation status. Despite considerable effort to improve …

A Bayesian cluster validity index

N Wiroonsri, O Preedasawakul - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.02162, 2024 - arxiv.org
Selecting the number of clusters is one of the key processes when applying clustering
algorithms. To fulfill this task, various cluster validity indices (CVIs) have been introduced …

BOB: Bayesian Optimized Bootstrap with Applications to Gaussian Mixture Models

S Marin, B Loong, A Westveld - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.03644, 2023 - arxiv.org
Sampling from the joint posterior distribution of Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) via
standard Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) imposes several computational challenges …

Similarity-based Random Partition Distribution for Clustering Functional Data

T Wakayama, S Sugasawa, G Kobayashi - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Random partitioned distribution is a powerful tool for model-based clustering. However, the
implementation in practice can be challenging for functional spatial data such as hourly …