Allocation Variable-Based Probabilistic Algorithm to Deal with Label Switching Problem in Bayesian Mixture Models

Jia-Chiun Pan; Chih-Min Liu; Hai-Gwo Hwu; Guan-Hua Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138899

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Allocation Variable-Based Probabilistic Algorithm to Deal with Label Switching Problem in Bayesian Mixture Models

Jia-Chiun Pan,

Affiliation Department of Mathematics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Chih-Min Liu,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hai-Gwo Hwu,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Guan-Hua Huang

* E-mail: ghuang@stat.nctu.edu.tw

Affiliation Institute of Statistics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Allocation Variable-Based Probabilistic Algorithm to Deal with Label Switching Problem in Bayesian Mixture Models

Jia-Chiun Pan,
Chih-Min Liu,
Hai-Gwo Hwu,
Guan-Hua Huang

Published: October 12, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138899

About the Authors

Jia-Chiun Pan

Affiliation Department of Mathematics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan

Chih-Min Liu

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Hai-Gwo Hwu

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Guan-Hua Huang

* E-mail: ghuang@stat.nctu.edu.tw

Affiliation Institute of Statistics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JP GH. Analyzed the data: JP. Wrote the paper: JP GH. Conducted simulation studies: JP. Provided the clinical dataset and the ideas for discussion: CL HH.

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