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An Incremental Clustering Algorithm Based On Mahalanobis Distance

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3rd International Conference on Quantitative Sciences and Its Applications

ICOQSIA2014

An Incremental Clustering Algorithm Based on


Mahalanobis Distance
Lim Eng Aika, and Tan Wee Choonb
a

Institut Matematik Kejuruteraan, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Ulu Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia.
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b
School of Mechatronics Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Ulu Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia.
[email protected]

Abstract. Classical fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm is insufficient to cluster non-spherical or


elliptical distributed datasets. The paper replaces classical fuzzy c-means clustering euclidean
distance with Mahalanobis distance. It applies Mahalanobis distance to incremental learning for
its merits. A Mahalanobis distance based fuzzy incremental clustering learning algorithm is
proposed. Experimental results show the algorithm is an effective remedy for the defect in fuzzy
c-means algorithm but also increase training accuracy.
Keywords: fuzzy c-means, Mahalanobis distance, incremental learning.

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