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Gaussian Mixture Distribution

Fit, evaluate, and generate random samples from Gaussian mixture distribution

AGaussian mixture distributionis a multivariate distribution that consists of multivariate Gaussian distribution components. Each component is defined by its mean and covariance, and the mixture is defined by a vector of mixing proportions. Create a distribution objectgmdistributionby fitting a model to data (fitgmdist) or by specifying parameter values (gmdistribution). Then, use object functions to perform cluster analysis (cluster,posterior,mahal), evaluate the distribution (cdf,pdf), and generate random variates (random).

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fitgmdist Fit Gaussian mixture model to data
gmdistribution Create Gaussian mixture model
cdf Cumulative distribution function for Gaussian mixture distribution
cluster Construct clusters from Gaussian mixture distribution
mahal Mahalanobis distance to Gaussian mixture component
pdf Probability density function for Gaussian mixture distribution
posterior Posterior probability of Gaussian mixture component
random Random variate from Gaussian mixture distribution

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