Lau Hei Yuet. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-76). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Cluster Analysis --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Dissimilarity Measures --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Continuous Data --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Categorical and Nominal Data --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Mixed Data --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Missing Data --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Outline of the thesis --- p.6 / Chapter 2 --- Clustering Algorithms --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- The k-means Algorithm Family --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The Algorithms --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Choosing the Number of Clusters - the MaxMin Algo- rithm --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Starting Configuration - the MaxMin Algorithm --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- Clustering Using Unidimensional Scaling --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Unidimensional Scaling --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Procedures --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Guttman's Updating Algorithm --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Pliner's Smoothing Algorithm --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Starting Configuration --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Choosing the Number of Clusters --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- Cluster Validation --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Continuous Data --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Nominal Data --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Resampling Method --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.27 / Chapter 3 --- Experimental Results --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1 --- Simulated Data 1 --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Simulated Data 2 --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3 --- Iris Data --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4 --- Wine Data --- p.47 / Chapter 3.5 --- Mushroom Data --- p.53 / Chapter 3.6 --- Conclusion --- p.59 / Chapter 4 --- Large Database --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1 --- Sliding Windows Algorithm --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2 --- Two-stage Algorithm --- p.63 / Chapter 4.3 --- Three-stage Algorithm --- p.65 / Chapter 4.4 --- Experimental Results --- p.66 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.68 / Chapter A --- Algorithms --- p.69 / Chapter A.1 --- MaxMin Algorithm --- p.69 / Chapter A.2 --- Sliding Windows Algorithm --- p.70 / Chapter A.3 --- Two-stage Algorithm - Stage One --- p.72 / Chapter A.4 --- Two-stage Algorithm - Stage Two --- p.73 / Bibliography --- p.74
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324698 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Lau, Hei Yuet., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Statistics. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vii, 76 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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