A variable-selection heuristic for K-means clustering

DOI10.1007/BF02294838zbMath1293.62237MaRDI QIDQ2511838

Michael J. Brusco, J. Dennis Cradit

Publication date: 6 August 2014

Published in: Psychometrika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02294838

zbMATH Keywords

heuristics; cluster analysis; variable selection; K-means partitioning

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62H30: Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects)

62P15: Applications of statistics to psychology

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