[R-sig-eco] cluster analysis using both continuous and discrete variables

[Gavin Simpson]

On Thu, 2010-12-30 at 11:20 +0100, Zoltan Botta-Dukat wrote:
> Dear Jonathan,
> 
> Gower distance could be used for mixed (i.e. continuous and categorical) 
> data. You can find function for calculating it in the cluster and vegan 
> packages.

In addition, Etienne Laliberte's FD package has a slightly more flexible
version of Gower's coefficient.

G

> Best wishes
> 
> Zoltan
> 
> 2010.12.29. 20:53 keltezéssel, Jonathan Hughes írta:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I need to do a cluster analysis with a dataset that includes both continuous and discrete variables. I can't get around the problem of computing a meaningful distance matrix with such a dataset. I was wondering if any of you guys has dealt with this issue and what kind of function you found useful.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jonathan
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