Selection of variables in cluster analysis: An empirical comparison of eight procedures

DOI10.1007/s11336-007-9019-yzbMath1143.62327OpenAlexW1967597907MaRDI QIDQ946679

Michael J. Brusco, Douglas Steinley

Publication date: 24 September 2008

Published in: Psychometrika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11336-007-9019-y

zbMATH Keywords

variable selection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30) Clustering in the social and behavioral sciences (91C20) Applications of statistics to psychology (62P15)

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Uses Software

• EDA

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