V. Malyuto
A modification of the minimum distance method (or template matching) of classification has been tested where with the addition of a likelihood procedure. This two-stage combined method provides continuous classification with linear interpolation. The method has been applied to a grid of simulated GAIA photometric data produced by C. Bailer-Jones. The classification accuracies at different magnitudes have been estimated for a wide range of the fundamental parameters: effective temperature, gravity and metallicity.
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