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Donoghue, John R. – 1995
A Monte Carlo study compared the usefulness of six variable weighting methods for cluster analysis. Data were 100 bivariate observations from 2 subgroups, generated according to a finite normal mixture model. Subgroup size, within-group correlation, within-group variance, and distance between subgroup centroids were manipulated. Of the clustering…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Misanchuk, Earl R. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1985
This personal reaction to Cummings'"Comparison of Three Algorithms for Analyzing Questionnaire-Type Needs Assessment Data to Establish Need Priorities" specifically questions Cummings' use of the Mean Difference Analysis for comparison with Weighted Needs Index, and his focus on characteristics of the statistic that are of secondary…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
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Jonak, Zdenek – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Demonstrates efficiency of preparation of query description using semantic analyser method based on analysis of semantic structure of documents in field of automatic indexing. Results obtained are compared with automatic indexing results performed by traditional methods and results of indexing done by human indexers. Sample terms and codes are…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Information Retrieval
Cummings, Oliver W. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1985
This study of training needs utilized a questionnaire to assess participant's opinions of knowledge level that should exist and knowledge level that does exist in 25 content areas and analyzed the resultant data using three different approaches: mean difference analysis, multicomponent data analysis, and weighted need index. (MBR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
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Griffiths, Alan; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1984
Considers classifications produced by application of single linkage, complete linkage, group average, and word clustering methods to Keen and Cranfield document test collections, and studies structure of hierarchies produced, extent to which methods distort input similarity matrices during classification generation, and retrieval effectiveness…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping