A Gentle Tutorial on the EM Algorithm Including Gaussian Mixtures and Baum-Welch
Title | A Gentle Tutorial on the EM Algorithm Including Gaussian Mixtures and Baum-Welch |
Publication Type | Technical Report |
Year of Publication | 1997 |
Authors | Bilmes, J. A. |
Other Numbers | 1087 |
Abstract | We introduce maximum-likelihood, the general EM algorithm, and two examples, Gaussian mixture densities and the Baum-Welch algorithm. We do not discuss the convergence properties. |
URL | http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/ftp/global/pub/techreports/1997/tr-97-021.pdf |
Bibliographic Notes | ICSI Technical Report TR-97-021 |
Abbreviated Authors | J. Bilmes |
ICSI Publication Type | Technical Report |