On cluster validity index for estimation of the optimal number of fuzzy clusters

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2009-2025

  Kim, Dae Won ^a   Lee, Kwang H ^a   Lee, Doheon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fuzzy c means; Fuzzy cluster validity; Fuzzy clustering

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FUZZY C-MEANS; FUZZY CLUSTER VALIDITY; FUZZY CLUSTERS; OPTIMAL NUMBER;

PATTERN MATCHING;

EID: 4544263146     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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