DIMACS TR: 2002-04

The Controversy About Continuity of Clustering Algorithms



Authors: Melvin F. Janowitz

ABSTRACT

It is not meaningful to talk about continuous cluster algorithms for use with data having only ordinal significance. An ordinal version of continuity for such data is introduced and studied.

Paper Available at: ftp://dimacs.rutgers.edu/pub/dimacs/TechnicalReports/TechReports/2002/2002-04.ps.gz
DIMACS Home Page