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Scalable Bayesian Nonparametric Clustering and Classification.


ABSTRACT: We develop a scalable multi-step Monte Carlo algorithm for inference under a large class of nonparametric Bayesian models for clustering and classification. Each step is "embarrassingly parallel" and can be implemented using the same Markov chain Monte Carlo sampler. The simplicity and generality of our approach makes inference for a wide range of Bayesian nonparametric mixture models applicable to large datasets. Specifically, we apply the approach to inference under a product partition model with regression on covariates. We show results for inference with two motivating data sets: a large set of electronic health records (EHR) and a bank telemarketing dataset. We find interesting clusters and competitive classification performance relative to other widely used competing classifiers. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

SUBMITTER: Ni Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7518195 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Scalable Bayesian Nonparametric Clustering and Classification.

Ni Yang Y   Müller Peter P   Diesendruck Maurice M   Williamson Sinead S   Zhu Yitan Y   Ji Yuan Y  

Journal of computational and graphical statistics : a joint publication of American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Interface Foundation of North America 20190719 1


We develop a scalable multi-step Monte Carlo algorithm for inference under a large class of nonparametric Bayesian models for clustering and classification. Each step is "embarrassingly parallel" and can be implemented using the same Markov chain Monte Carlo sampler. The simplicity and generality of our approach makes inference for a wide range of Bayesian nonparametric mixture models applicable to large datasets. Specifically, we apply the approach to inference under a product partition model w  ...[more]

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