Selecting variables for k-means cluster analysis by using a genetic algorithm that optimises the silhouettes

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 515, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-100

  Lleti R ^a   Ortiz, M C ^a   Sarabia, L A ^a   Sanchez M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Genetic algorithms; Selection of variables; Silhouettes

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

K-MEAN CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NON-INFORMATIVE VARIABLES (NIV);

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 2942736990     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2003.12.020     Document Type: Article

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