A Monte Carlo evaluation of the moving method, K-means and two self-organising neural networks

Pattern Analysis and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-90

  Tyree, E W ^a   Long, J A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; K means; Monte Carlo; Moving method; Unsupervised learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544458737     PISSN: 14337541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01237937     Document Type: Article

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