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I consider a new problem of classification into n(n ≥ 2) disjoint classes based on features of unclassified data. It is assumed that the data are grouped into m(M ≥ n) disjoint sets and within each set the distribution of features is a mixture of distributions corresponding to particular classes. Moreover, the mixing proportions should be known and form a matrix of rank n. The idea of solution is, first, to estimate feature densities in all the groups, then to solve the linear system for component densities. The proposed classification method is asymptotically optimal, provided a consistent method of density estimation is used. For illustration, the method is applied to determining perfusion status in myocardial infarction patients, using creatine kinase measurements.
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Ancukiewicz, M. An Unsupervised and Nonparametric Classification Procedure Based on Mixtures with Known Weights. J. of Classification 15, 129–141 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003579900023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003579900023