Weighting variables in K-means clustering

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-78

  Huh, Myung Hoe ^a   Lim, Yong ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

K means clustering; Penalty constant; Variable weighting

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049111681     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: 13600532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664760802382533     Document Type: Article

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