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Ensemble Clustering Data Mining and Databases

Ensemble Clustering Data Mining and Databases
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Author(s): Slawomir T. Wierzchon (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland & University of Gdansk, Poland)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 12
Source title: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch170

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Abstract

Standard clustering algorithms employ fixed assumptions about data structure. For instance, the k-means algorithm is applicable for spherical and linearly separable data clouds. When the data come from multidimensional normal distribution – so-called EM algorithm can be applied. But in practice the assumptions underlying given set of observations are too complex to fit into a single assumption. We can split these assumptions into manageable hypothesis justifying the use of particular clustering algorithms. Then we must aggregate partial results into a meaningful description of our data. The consensus clustering do this task. In this article we clarify the idea of consensus clustering, and we present conceptual frames for such a compound analysis. Next the basic approaches to implement consensus procedure are given. Finally, some new directions in this field are mentioned.

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