Lecture Notes in Statistics

Cutsem, Bernard van

Classifying objects according to their likeness seems to have been a step in the human process of acquiring knowledge, and it is certainly a basic part of many of the sciences. Historically, the scientific process has involved classification and organization particularly in sciences such as botany, geology, astronomy, and linguistics. In a modern context, we may view classification as deriving a hierarchical clustering of objects. Thus, classification is close to factorial analysis methods and to multi-dimensional scaling methods. It provides a mathematical underpinning to the analysis of dissimilarities between objects.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1994-10-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780387944005

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2686-4

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 238