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cluster analysis

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cluster analysis

Statistical technique that arranges units or assemblages in terms of the similarities between them, so the most similar are clustered together.



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Many methods have been developed for cluster analysis (8).
Spatiotemporal analysis of invasive meningococcal disease, Germany by Vogel, Ulrich / Emerging Infectious Diseases
To use multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis the paper develops a dissimilarity measure from the switching matrix.
Identifying hierarchical choice structures: a comparison of methods by Silverman, Fred N. / Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
We carried out three levels of analysis: a) an elementary analysis involving simple visual inspection of a geographic phenomenon; b) a cluster analysis attempting the identification of possible "hot spots," and c) a contextual analysis aiming to explain relationships among geographic phenomena (Bailey and Gatrell 1995; Olson 1976).
Understanding the spatial clustering of severe acute respiratory ... by Leung, G.M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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