2002-04: The Controversy About Continuity of Clustering Algorithms

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.

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