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Finding groups in data: An introduction to cluster analysis

By Leonard Kaufman , Peter J. Rousseeuw

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Interscience
Year
1990
ISBN
0471878766, 9780471878766
ASIN
1
LCC
QA278 .K38 1990
Open Library ID
OL2209092M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2545939 bytes)
Edition
9th
Pages
355\355
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-10-26 15:40:52

Description

An introduction to the practical application of cluster analysis, this text presents a selection of methods which together can deal with most applications. These methods are chosen for their robustness, consistency and general applicability. Discusses the main approaches to clustering and provides guidance in choosing between the available methods. Also discusses various types of data, including interval-scaled and binary variables as well as similarity data and explains how these can be transformed prior to clustering. Contains numerous exercises.

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