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Feb 1, 2026 ML Math Derivations 11 min read

Machine Learning Mathematical Derivations (13): EM Algorithm and GMM

Derive the EM algorithm from Jensen's inequality and the ELBO, prove its monotone-ascent guarantee, and apply it to Gaussian Mixture Models with full E-step / M-step formulas, model selection via BIC/AIC, and the K-means …