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stat.CO2015★ 6 cited
MM Algorithms for Variance Components Models
Hua Zhou, Liuyi Hu, Jin Zhou +1
Variance components estimation and mixed model analysis are central themes in statistics with applications in numerous scientific disciplines. Despite the best efforts of generatio…
math.OC2015★ 10 cited
The proximal distance algorithm
Kenneth Lange, Kevin L. Keys
The MM principle is a device for creating optimization algorithms satisfying the ascent or descent property. The current survey emphasizes the role of the MM principle in nonlinear…