Summary of Estimating the Number Of Clusters Of a Block Markov Chain, by Thomas Van Vuren et al.
Estimating the number of clusters of a Block Markov Chain
by Thomas van Vuren, Thomas Cronk, Jaron Sanders
First submitted to arxiv on: 25 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Probability (math.PR)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method estimates the number of clusters in sequential data that can be modeled as a Block Markov Chain. The approach involves transforming a count matrix into a spectral embedding via singular value thresholding and then applying density-based clustering. The method is shown to be asymptotically consistent, even when the count matrix is sparse. The authors compare their method to alternatives through numerical evaluation. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper develops a new way to find the number of groups in data that changes over time. It uses ideas from computer networks and random processes to create an algorithm that can handle this kind of data. The approach involves looking at how often certain patterns appear in the data, and then using that information to decide how many groups there are. The researchers show that their method works well even when the data is messy or incomplete. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Clustering * Embedding
