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Accelerating the EM algorithm using rescaled block-iterative methods

Conference ·
OSTI ID:513289
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA (United States); and others
Block-iterative methods, in which only part of the data is used at each step, can converge significance faster than simultaneous methods, such as EMML or SMART, in which all the data is employed at each step. We discuss the rescaled block-iterative (RBI) approach to both algorithms. When a nonnegative solution exists, these RBI algorithms converge to a solution for any configuration of subsets. The RBI-EMML reduces to the {open_quotes}ordered subset{close_quotes} method when {open_quotes}subset balance{close_quotes} holds. When there is no nonnegative solution block-iterative methods produce limit cycles, from which an approximate solution can be obtained using a {open_quotes}feedback{close_quotes} approach.
OSTI ID:
513289
Report Number(s):
CONF-961123--; CNN: Grant HL-50349
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English