A objective function based on a Bayesian statistical estimation framework is used to determine an optimal model selection by choosing both the optimal number of clusters and the optimal feature set. Heuristics can be applied to find the optimal (or at least sub-optimal) of this objective function in...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6584456?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6584456 - Model selection in machine learning with applications to document clustering
Model selection in machine learning with applications to document clustering