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arXiv:2109.11172 (stat)
[Submitted on 23 Sep 2021 (v1), last revised 25 Jul 2022 (this version, v2)]

Title:Clustering performance analysis using a new correlation-based cluster validity index

Authors:Nathakhun Wiroonsri
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Abstract:There are various cluster validity indices used for evaluating clustering results. One of the main objectives of using these indices is to seek the optimal unknown number of clusters. Some indices work well for clusters with different densities, sizes, and shapes. Yet, one shared weakness of those validity indices is that they often provide only one optimal number of clusters. That number is unknown in real-world problems, and there might be more than one possible option. We develop a new cluster validity index based on a correlation between an actual distance between a pair of data points and a centroid distance of clusters that the two points occupy. Our proposed index constantly yields several local peaks and overcomes the previously stated weakness. Several experiments in different scenarios, including UCI real-world data sets, have been conducted to compare the proposed validity index with several well-known ones. An R package related to this new index called NCvalid is available at this https URL.
Comments: 19 pages
Subjects: Machine Learning (stat.ML); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
MSC classes: 62H30, 68T10
Cite as: arXiv:2109.11172 [stat.ML]
  (or arXiv:2109.11172v2 [stat.ML] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2109.11172
Journal reference: Pattern Recognition, Volume 145, 109910, 2024
Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2023.109910

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From: Nathakhun Wiroonsri [view email]
[v1] Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:59:41 UTC (2,176 KB)
[v2] Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:41:09 UTC (3,343 KB)
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