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Biometrika 1975 62(3):699-701; doi:10.1093/biomet/62.3.699
© 1975 by Biometrika Trust
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On the modes of a mixture of two von Mises distributions

K. V. MARDIA and T. W. SUTTON

Department of Statistics, University of Leeds
Department of Statistics, University of Hull

The number of modes of a mixture of two von Mises distributions is examined. A method of calculating the positions of the modes and antimodes is also given.

Key Words: Bimodal circular distributions • Bimodality • Detection of modes and antimodes • Directional data • Mixture • von Mises distribution


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