A cluster approach to analyze preference data: Choice of the number of clusters

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 257-265

  Sahmer, Karin ^a   Vigneau, Evelyne ^a   Qannari, El Mostafa ^a  

^a ONIRIS   (France)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Cluster tendency; Cluster validity; Clustering; Preference data

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444447962     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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