A mathematical programming approach to clusterwise regression model and its extensions |
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Institution: | 1. School of Statistics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, PR China;2. Department of Mathematics, Huzhou University, Zhejiang 313000, PR China |
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Abstract: | The clusterwise regression model is used to perform cluster analysis within a regression framework. While the traditional regression model assumes the regression coefficient (β) to be identical for all subjects in the sample, the clusterwise regression model allows β to vary with subjects of different clusters. Since the cluster membership is unknown, the estimation of the clusterwise regression is a tough combinatorial optimization problem. In this research, we propose a “Generalized Clusterwise Regression Model” which is formulated as a mathematical programming (MP) problem. A nonlinear programming procedure (with linear constraints) is proposed to solve the combinatorial problem and to estimate the cluster membership and β simultaneously. Moreover, by integrating the cluster analysis with the discriminant analysis, a clusterwise discriminant model is developed to incorporate parameter heterogeneity into the traditional discriminant analysis. The cluster membership and discriminant parameters are estimated simultaneously by another nonlinear programming model. |
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