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Peer reviewedMurtagh, F. – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Using examples of data from the areas of information retrieval and of multivariate data analysis, six hierarchic clustering algorithms (single link, median, centroid, group average, complete link, Wards's) are examined and evaluated by using three proposed coefficients of hierarchic structure. Nine references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Data Analysis
