## Electronic Journal of Statistics

### Asymptotics of a clustering criterion for smooth distributions

#### Abstract

We develop a clustering framework for observations from a population with a smooth probability distribution function and derive its asymptotic properties. A clustering criterion based on a linear combination of order statistics is proposed. The asymptotic behavior of the point at which the observations are split into two clusters is examined. The results obtained can then be utilized to construct an interval estimate of the point which splits the data and develop tests for bimodality and presence of clusters.

#### Article information

Source
Electron. J. Statist., Volume 7 (2013), 1078-1093.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 15 April 2013

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ejs/1366031051

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/13-EJS801

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3044510

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1336.62172

Keywords
Clustering trimmed means CLT

#### Citation

Bharath, Karthik; Pozdnyakov, Vladimir; Dey, Dipak K. Asymptotics of a clustering criterion for smooth distributions. Electron. J. Statist. 7 (2013), 1078--1093. doi:10.1214/13-EJS801. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ejs/1366031051

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