Unsupervised Learning Working Group
Winter 2006
The group will focus mainly on Cluster Analysis and Unsupervised Learning Methods.
Organizers:
Werner Stuetzle
,
Rebecca Nugent
and
McLean Sloughter
Winter 2006 Schedule:
Friday, Padelford CSSS Conference Room, 3:45-5:00 pm.
Friday January 6, 2006
Rebecca Nugent, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
"Hierarchical Clustering via Joint Between-Within Distances: Extending Ward's Minimum Variance Method
"
Authors: G. J. Szekely, Maria Rizzo
Slides
Friday January 13, 2006
Werner Stuetzle, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
"Using Regression Procedures for Density Estimates"
Slides
Friday January 20, 2006
No meeting
Friday January 27, 2006
McLean Sloughter, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
"Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Using
Bayesian Model Averaging"
Friday February 3, 2006
No meeting
Friday February 10, 2006
Peter Hoff, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
"Bayesian Density Estimation"
Author: David Dunson, Natesh Pillai
Paper
Friday February 17, 2006
Werner Stuetzle, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
"Thoughts on Nonparametric Density Estimates"
Friday March 3, 2006
no meeting (Recruiting Visit Day)
Friday March 10, 2006
no meeting