Site Relationships at Quebrada Tarapaca, Chile: A Comparison of Clustering and Scaling Techniques
- 20 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 39 (1) , 51-74
- https://doi.org/10.2307/279218
Abstract
This study is a comparison of the results of a variety of clustering methods and 2 multidimensional scaling techniques on data from sites in northern Chile. While differences do occur, the similarities among the results are strong in spite of differing inputs. In general, results of relative frequency analysis appear to be superior to those of presence/absence, and the techniques used seem to be viable additions to existing archaeological tools.Keywords
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