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ERIC Number: EJ394524
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Replicating Cluster Analysis: Method, Consistency, and Validity.
Breckenridge, James N.
Multivariate Behavioral Research, v24 n2 p147-61 Apr 1989
A Monte Carlo study evaluated the effectiveness of three rules of classifying objects into clusters: nearest neighbor classification; nearest centroid assignment; and quadratic discriminant analysis. Results suggest that the nearest neighbor rule is a useful tool for assessing the validity of the clustering procedure of J. H. Ward (1963). (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Discriminant Analysis, Equations (Mathematics), Monte Carlo Methods, Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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