On the sensitivity of ordination and classification methods to variation in the input order of data

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Podani, János ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Clustering; Computer programs; Multivariate analysis; N P completeness; Permutation invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030893369     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237253     Document Type: Review

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