[R] stopping rule in hierarchical Clustering

[Uwe Ligges]

On 11.08.2012 06:19, eliza botto wrote:
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> Dear R users,
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> Is there a way to apply a “stopping
> rule” in hierarchical Clustering? I have a data and I want to find the optimal
> number of clusters while doing hierarchical clustering. I would be deeply obliged
> if someone, whoever applied stopping rule, could send me the scripts. thanks in advance

There are hundreds of such rules to find a proper number of clusters for 
a given data situation. We do not know which one fits to your data, 
hence you will have to start reading some books and papers on the topic. 
A good keyword to start is probably "cluster index".

Best,
Uwe Ligges






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