A method for comparing two hierarchical clusterings

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 78, Issue 383, 1983, Pages 553-569

  Fowlkes, E B ^a   Mallows, C L ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; Measures of similarity; Statistical graphics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945923591     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1983.10478008     Document Type: Article

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