J. Cheng

This thesis describes the social practice of music as it is represented in images from the late Neo-Assyrian period (883–648 BC), and then considers how images of music may contribute new understanding to the study of ancient art. Musical instruments of the period include chordo…

Finite mixture models are often used in statistical applications when the population under study is believed to consist of a number of heterogeneous subpopulations, but it is not possible to identify the subpopulation to which an individual belongs. In this thesis, finite mixtur…