Some Applications of Graph Theory to Clustering
- 1 September 1974
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychometrika
- Vol. 39 (3) , 283-309
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02291704
Abstract
This paper attempts to review and expand upon the relationship between graph theory and the clustering of a set of objects. Several graphtheoretic criteria are proposed for use within a general clustering paradigm as a means of developing procedures “in between” the extremes of complete-link and single-link hierarchical partitioning; these same ideas are then extended to include the more general problem of constructing subsets of objects with overlap. Finally, a number of related topics are surveyed within the general context of reinterpreting and justifying methods of clustering either through standard concepts in graph theory or their simple extensions.Keywords
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