Unsupervised Learning Under a General Semiparametric Clusterwise Elliptical Distribution: Efficient Estimation, Optimal Clustering, and Consistent Cluster Selection

Jen-Chieh Teng, Sheng-Hsin Fan, Chin-Tsang Chiang +2

A general semiparametric clusterwise elliptical distribution is introduced for assessing how latent cluster structure shapes continuous outcomes. Using a subjectwise representation…