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Table of Contents
Course Description...................................................................................................................... v
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................... vi
General Conventions ..................................................................................................................vii
Chapter 1 Introduction to Clustering ................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................1-3
1.2 Types of Clustering ..........................................................................................................1-7
1.3 Similarity Metrics ..........................................................................................................1-12
1.4 Classification Performance ............................................................................................1-28
1.5 Chapter Summary ..........................................................................................................1-34
Chapter 2 Preparation for Clustering ................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Variable Clustering...........................................................................................................2-3
2.2 Graphical Aids to Clustering..........................................................................................2-13
2.3 Initialization Issues ........................................................................................................2-43
2.4 Cluster Preprocessing.....................................................................................................2-59
2.5 Exercises ........................................................................................................................2-70
2.6 Chapter Summary ..........................................................................................................2-72
2.7 Solutions to Exercises....................................................................................................2-73
Chapter 3 Hierarchical Clustering ........................................................................ 3-1
3.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................3-3
3.2 Hierarchical Clustering Methods ...................................................................................3-15
3.3 Exercises ........................................................................................................................3-57
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3.4 Chapter Summary ..........................................................................................................3-58
3.5 Solution to Exercises .....................................................................................................3-59
Chapter 4 Optimization Clustering....................................................................... 4-1
4.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................4-3
4.2 K-Means Clustering .......................................................................................................4-13
4.3 Nonparametric Clustering..............................................................................................4-27
4.4 Fuzzy Clustering ............................................................................................................4-39
4.5 Exercises ........................................................................................................................4-58
4.6 Chapter Summary ..........................................................................................................4-61
4.7 Solutions to Exercises....................................................................................................4-62
Chapter 5 Assessing Results................................................................................ 5-1
5.1 Determining the Number of Clusters ...............................................................................5-3
5.2 Cluster Profiling.............................................................................................................5-30
5.3 Scoring NewObservations ............................................................................................5-48
5.4 Chapter Summary ..........................................................................................................5-60
Appendix A Linear Algebra Refresher.................................................................... A-1
A.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................A-3
A.2 Vectors and Matrices.......................................................................................................A-4
A.3 Basic Matrix Operators ...................................................................................................A-5
A.4 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors ...................................................................................... A-11
Appendix B References ........................................................................................... B-1
Appendix C Index ..................................................................................................... C-