Omega: A General Formulation of the Rand Index of Cluster Recovery Suitable for Non-disjoint Solutions

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 231-242

  Collins, Linda M ^a   Dent, Clyde W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84885969802     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: 15327906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327906mbr2302_6     Document Type: Article

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