The [agr]-EM algorithm and its basic properties
The a-EM Algorithm and Its Basic Properties
Yasuo Matsuyama
Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 169-8555
SUMMARY
A new class of statistical algorithms is presented and
examined. The method is called the D-EM algorithm. This
novel algorithm contains the traditional EM algorithm as a
special case of D = �1. The choice of the design parameter
� D� affects the eigenvalues of Hessian
