A Comparison of Cluster Analysis Techniques Within a Sequential Validation Framework

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 309-329

  Morey, Leslie C ^a   Blashfield, Roger K ^b   Skinner, Harvey A ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926272235     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: 15327906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327906mbr1803_4     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Skinner, H. A. Lifetime Drinking History. Unpublished questionnaire, 1981.
2. Morey, L. C., & Agresti, A. An adjustment to the Rand statistic for change agreement. Paper presented to the Classification Society, Toronto, Canada, June 1981.
3. Anderberg, M. R. Cluster analysis for applications. New York: Academic Press, 1973.
4. Blashfield, R. K. Mixture model tests of cluster analysis: Accuracy of four agglomerative hierarchical methods. Psychological Bulletin, 1976, 83, 377–388.
5. Blashfield, R. K. Propositions regarding the use of cluster analysis in clinical research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980, 48, 456–458.
6. Blashfield, R. K., & Aldenderfer, M. A. The literature on cluster analysis. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1978, 13, 271–295.
7. Blashfield, R. K., & Morey, L. C. The classification of depression through cluster analysis. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1979, 20, 516–527.
8. Blashfield, R. K., & Morey, L. C. A comparison of four clustering methods using MMPI Monte Carlo data. Applied Psychological Measurement, 1980, 4, 57–64.
9. Cattell, R. B. The scree test for the number of factors. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1966, 1, 245–276.
10. Cohen, J. A coefficient of agreement for nominal scales. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1960, 20, 37–46.
11. Cronbach, L. J., & Gleser, G. G. Assessing similarity between profiles. Psychological Bulletin, 1953, 50, 456–473.
12. Edelbrock, C. Comparing the accuracy of hierarchical clustering algorithms: The problem of classifying everybody. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1979, 14, 367–384.
13. Edelbrock, C., & McLaughlin, B. Hierarchical cluster analysis using intraclass correlations: A mixture model study. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1980, 15, 299–318.
14. Glen, A., Royer, F. L., & Custer, R. A study of MMPI profile types of hospitalized alcoholic veterans. Newsletter of Research on Mental Health and Behavioral Science, 1973, 15, 53–56.
15. Hetler, J. H. A critical examination of the adequacy of typological analyses provided by several clustering techniques. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1976.
16. Holmes, T. H., & Rahe, R. H. The social readjustment rating scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1967, 11, 213–218.
17. Jackson, D. N. Personality research form manual. Goshen, New York: Research Psychologists Press, 1974.
18. Jackson, D. N. The basic personality inventory. London, Ontario, Canada: Research Psychologists Press, 1976.
19. Kuiper, F. K., & Fisher, L. A Monte Carlo comparison of six clustering procedures. Biometrics, 1975, 31, 777–783.
20. Lorr, M. Explorations in typing psychotics. New York: Pergamon Press, 1966.
21. Mclntyre, R. M., & Blashfield, R. K. A nearest-centroid technique for estimating cluster replication. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1980; 15, 225–238.
22. Milligan, G. W. An examination of the effects of six types of error perturbation on fifteen clustering algorithms. Psychometrika, 1980, 45, 325–342.
23. Milligan, G. W. A Monte Carlo study of thirty internal criterion measures for cluster analysis. Psychometrika, 1981, 46, 187–200.
24. Milligan, G. W., & Mahajan, V. A note on procedures for testing the quality of a clustering of a set of objects. Decision Science, 1980, 11, 669–677.
25. Mojena, R. Hierarchical grouping methods and stopping rules: An evaluation. Computer Journal, 1977, 20, 359–363.
26. Morey, L. C., & Agresti, A. The measurement of classification agreement: An adjustment to the Rand statistic for chance agreement. Educational and Psychological Measurement, in press.
27. Morey, L. C., & Blashfield, R. K. The empirical classification of alcoholism: A review. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1981, 42, 925–937.
28. Partington, J. T., & Johnson, F. G. Personality types among alcoholics. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1969, 30, 21–34.
29. Pillai, K. C. S. Statistical tables for tests of multivariate hypotheses. Manila: The Statistical Center, University of the Philippines, 1960.
30. Rand, W. M. Objective criteria for the evaluation of clustering methods. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1971, 66, 846–850.
31. Raven, J. C. Guide to the Standard Progressive Matrices. London: Lewis, 1960.
32. Rohlf, F. J. Adaptive hierarchical clustering schemes. Systematic Zoology, 1970, 19, 58–82.
33. Schatzoff, M. Exact distributions of Wilks's likelihood ratio criterion. Biometrika, 1966, 53, 347–358.
34. Selzer, M. L. The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: The quest for a new diagnostic instrument. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1971, 127, 1653–1658.
35. Skinner, H. A. Differentiating the contribution of elevation, scatter, and? shape in profile similarity. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978, 38, 297–308.
36. Skinner, H. A., & Lei, H. Modal profile analysis: A computer program for classification research. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980, 40, 769–772.
37. Sneath, P. H. A., & Sokal, R. R. Numerical taxonomy. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1973.
38. Wanberg, K. W., Horn, J. L., & Foster, F. M. A differential assessment model for alcoholism. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1977, 38, 512–543.
39. Ward, J. H. Hierarchical grouping to optimize an objective function. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1963, 58, 236–244.
40. Wechsler, D. Manual for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. New York: Psychological Corporation, 1955.
41. Wishart, D. Clustan user's manual. London: The Clustan Project, 1979.