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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140852403321

Autore

Everitt Brian

Titolo

Cluster Analysis / / Brian S. Everitt,  Sabine Landau, Morven Leese

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicester : , : Wiley, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-280-76795-2

9786613678720

1-118-30300-8

0-470-97781-7

0-470-97780-9

Edizione

[5th edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics ; ; v.886

Disciplina

519.5/3

519.53

Soggetti

Cluster analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- An Introduction to Classification and Clustering -- Detecting Clusters Graphically -- Measurement of Proximity -- Hierarchical Clustering -- Optimization Clustering Techniques -- Finite Mixture Densities as Models for Cluster Analysis -- Model-Based Cluster Analysis for Structured Data -- Miscellaneous Clustering Methods -- Some Final Comments and Guidelines -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Cluster analysis comprises a range of methods for classifying multivariate data into subgroups. By organizing multivariate data into such subgroups, clustering can help reveal the characteristics of any structure or patterns present. These techniques have proven useful in a wide range of areas such as medicine, psychology, market research and bioinformatics.This fifth edition of the highly successful Cluster Analysis includes coverage of the latest developments in the field and a new chapter dealing with finite mixture models for structured data.Real life examples are used throughout to demonstrate the application of the theory, and figures are used extensively to illustrate graphical techniques. The book is comprehensive yet relatively non-



mathematical, focusing on the practical aspects of cluster analysis.

Key Features:• Presents a comprehensive guide to clustering techniques, with focus on the practical aspects of cluster analysis.• Provides a thorough revision of the fourth edition, including new developments in clustering longitudinal data and examples from bioinformatics and gene studies• Updates the chapter on mixture models to include recent developments and presents a new chapter on mixture modeling for structured data.Practitioners and researchers working in cluster analysis and data analysis will benefit from this book.