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Applied Unsupervised Learning with R

You're reading from   Applied Unsupervised Learning with R Uncover hidden relationships and patterns with k-means clustering, hierarchical clustering, and PCA

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789956399
Length 320 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Bradford Tuckfield Bradford Tuckfield
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Alok Malik Alok Malik
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Clustering Methods

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe the uses of clustering

  • Perform the k-means algorithm using built-in R libraries

  • Perform the k-medoids algorithm using built-in R libraries

  • Determine the optimum number of clusters

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In this chapter, we will have a look at the concept of clustering and some basic clustering algorithms.

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