An Examination of Certain Concepts in Phenetic Taxonomy

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Abstract
An examination of certain basic concepts employed in phenetic taxonomy provides a logical framework within which the taxonomic process may be operationally defined, with little or no violence to traditional views. There remain elements of apparently subjective choice for methods adopted in practice, but the “non-probabilistic” approach, based on the concept of “association,” is conceptually simple and corresponds closely to traditional methods. There is available for such an approach a “general coefficient of association,” which incorporates both qualitative and quantitative information.

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