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This is the preliminary program for the 2008 Joint Statistical
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= Applied Session,
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| 493 | Thu, 8/7/08, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM | CC-204 |
| Global Maximization in EM-Type Algorithms - Invited - Papers | ||
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Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Bayesian Statistical Science |
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| Organizer(s): Ravi Varadhan, Johns Hopkins University | ||
| Chair(s): Sonja Greven, Johns Hopkins University | ||
| 10:35 AM |
Adaptive Data Weighting Strategies for Locating the Global Maximum in EM-Type Algorithms —  Ravi Varadhan, Johns Hopkins University
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| 11:00 AM |
Global Optimization with Model Reference Adaptive Search and Expectation-Maximization — Jeffrey Heath, Centre College; Michael Fu, University of Maryland, College Park; Wolfgang Jank, University of Maryland, College Park
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| 11:25 AM |
A Probabilistic Analysis of EM for Mixtures of Spherical Gaussians — Sanjoy Dasgupta, University of California, San Diego
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| 11:50 AM | Disc: Kenneth Lange, University of California, Los Angeles | |
| 12:10 PM | Floor Discussion | |
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JSM 2008
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