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Many data sets can be viewed as a collection of samples representing mixtures of a relatively small number of end members. When end members are present in the sample set, the algorithm QMODEL by Klovan and Miesch can efficiently determine proportionate contributions. EXTENDED QMODEL by Full, Ehrlich, and Klovan was designed to deduce the composition of realistic end members when the end members are not represented by samples. However, in the presence of high levels of random variation or outliers not belonging to the system of interest, EXTENDED QMODEL may not be reliable inasmuch as it is largely dependent on extreme values for definition of an initial mixing polyhedron. FUZZY QMODEL utilizes the fuzzy c-means algorithm of Bezdek to provide an alternative initial mixing polyhedron. This algorithm utilizes the collective property of all the data rather than outliers and so can produce suitable solutions in the presence of noisy or “messy” data points.
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Full, W.E., Ehrlich, R. & Bezdek, J.C. FUZZY QMODEL—A new approach for linear unmixing. Mathematical Geology 14, 259–270 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032888
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