Clustering
Clustering
What is Clustering?
a. Exclusive Clustering
Exclusive clustering is a form of grouping that requires
a data point to exist only in one cluster. This can also
be referred to as “hard” clustering. The K-means
clustering algorithm is an example of exclusive
clustering.
Clustering Algorithms
b. Overlapping Clustering
Overlapping clusters differs from exclusive clustering in
that it allows data points to belong to multiple clusters
with separate degrees of membership. “Soft” or fuzzy k-
means clustering is an example of overlapping
clustering.
Clustering Algorithms
c. Hierarchical Clustering
Hierarchical clustering can be categorized in two ways;
agglomerative or divisive. Agglomerative clustering is
considered a “bottoms-up approach.” Its data points
are isolated as separate groupings initially, and then
they are merged together iteratively on the basis of
similarity until one cluster has been achieved.
Clustering Algorithms
d. Probabilistic Clustering
In probabilistic clustering, data points are clustered
based on the likelihood that they belong to a particular
distribution. The Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) is one
of the most commonly used probabilistic clustering
methods.
Applications of
Clustering
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