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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144693903321

Autore

Kaufman Leonard

Titolo

Finding groups in data [[electronic resource] /] : an introduction to cluster analysis / / Leonard Kaufman, Peter J. Rousseeuw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005

ISBN

1-282-30805-X

9786612308055

0-470-31680-2

0-470-31748-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 342 p. ) : ill

Collana

Wiley series in probability and statistics

Wiley-Interscience paperback series

Altri autori (Persone)

RousseeuwPeter J

Disciplina

519.53

Soggetti

Cluster analysis

Mathematics

Mathematical Statistics

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York: Wiley, 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction. 2. Partitioning Around Medoids (Program PAM). 3. Clustering large Applications (Program CLARA). 4. Fuzzy Analysis. 5. Agglomerative Nesting (Program AGNES). 6. Divisive Analysis (Program DIANA). 7. Monothetic Analysis (Program MONA). Appendix 1. Implementation and Structure of the Programs. Appendix 2. Running the Programs. Appendix 3. Adapting the Programs to Your Needs. Appendix 4. The Program CLUSPLOT. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting a selection of methods which can deal with most applications, this text looks at the fundamental aspects of cluster analysis, identifying the main approaches to clustering and providing guidance in choosing between the available methods.