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Many image segmentation algorithms have been proposed to partition an image into foreground regions of interest and background regions to be ignored. These algorithms use pixel intensities to partition the image, so it should be good practice to choose an appropriate background color as different as possible from the foreground one. In the case of a unique digitizing operation the user can make the choice of background color by himself in order to obtain a good result in the segmentation process,...
AMS Subj. Classification: 62P10, 62H30, 68T01This study examines different approaches of binary classification applied to the prob-
lem of making distinction between former and current smokers. Prediction is based on data
collected in national survey performed by the National center for health statistics of America
in 2000. The process consists of two essential parts. The first one determines which attributes
are relevant to smokers status, by using methods like basic genetic algorithm and different
evaluation...
This paper proposes new classifiers under the assumption of multivariate normality for multivariate repeated measures data (doubly multivariate data) with Kronecker product covariance structures. These classifiers are especially useful when the number of observations is not large enough to estimate the covariance matrices, and thus the traditional classifiers fail. The quality of these new classifiers is examined on some real data. Computational schemes for maximum likelihood estimates of required...
In this paper, we illustrate an application of Ascendant Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (AHCA) to complex data taken from the literature (interval data), based on the standardized weighted generalized affinity coefficient, by the method of Wald and Wolfowitz. The probabilistic aggregation criteria used belong to a parametric family of methods under the probabilistic approach of AHCA, named VL methodology. Finally, we compare the results achieved using our approach with those obtained by other authors....
This paper is concerned with the clustering of objects whose properties cannot be described by exact data. These can only be described by fuzzy sets or by linguistic values of previously defined linguistic variables. To cluster these objects we use a generalization of classic clustering methods in which instead of similarity (dissimilarity) of objects, used fuzzy similarity (fuzzy dissimilarity) to define the clustering of fuzzy objects.
Les concepts d'éléments R-ressemblants à un prototype X et de R-regroupement d'objets introduits dans cet article, sont basés sur la notion de relation de S-comparaison R définie au moyen d'un indice scalaire de similarité défini entre sous-ensembles flous. Cette relation tient compte du fait que la similarité et la non-dissimilarité des sous-ensembles flous ne sont pas en général des synonymes. Une technique de coalescence floue basée sur des R-regroupements maximaux est également introduite.
In this paper we give the expression of the multiple
correlation coefficient in a linear model according to the coefficients
of correlation. This expression makes it possible to analyze from a
numerical point of view the instability of estimates in the case of
collinear explanatory variables in the linear model or in the
autoregressive model. This numerical approach, that we show on two
examples, thus supplements the usual approach of the quasi colinearity,
founded on the statistical properties...
Prototype Selection (PS) techniques have traditionally been applied prior to Nearest Neighbour (NN) classification rules both to improve its accuracy (editing) and to alleviate its computational burden (condensing). Methods based on selecting/discarding prototypes and methods based on adapting prototypes have been separately introduced to deal with this problem. Different approaches to this problem are considered in this paper and their main advantages and drawbacks are pointed out along with some...
Meta-analysis is a standard statistical method used to combine the conclusions of individual studies that are related and the results of single study alone can not answered to deal with issues. The data are summarized by one or more outcome measure estimates along with their standard errors. The multivariate model and the variations between studies are not considered in most articles. Here we discuss multivariate effects models: a multivariate fixed effects model and a multivariate random effects...
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