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HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- two-step algorithm
1, record 1, English, two%2Dstep%20algorithm
correct, noun
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The two-step algorithm uses the(agglomerative) hierarchical clustering method, because it works well with the auto-cluster method. The algorithm is based on a distance measure that gives the best results if all variables are independent, the continuous variables have a normal distribution, and the categorical variables have a multinomial distribution. 2, record 1, English, - two%2Dstep%20algorithm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
two-step algorithm: A "two-step algorithm" should not be confused with a "two-stage algorithm." "Two-step" refers to a process involving two sequential actions, while "two-stage" implies a process with distinct levels or phases of operation. 3, record 1, English, - two%2Dstep%20algorithm
Record 1, Key term(s)
- two step algorithm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- algorithme à deux pas
1, record 1, French, algorithme%20%C3%A0%20deux%20pas
correct, masculine noun
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Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- algoritmo de dos pasos
1, record 1, Spanish, algoritmo%20de%20dos%20pasos
correct, masculine noun
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Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- divisive hierarchical clustering algorithm
1, record 2, English, divisive%20hierarchical%20clustering%20algorithm
correct
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Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a divisive hierarchical clustering algorithm..., which groups alternatives into homogeneous groups with similar preferences [has been developed]. 1, record 2, English, - divisive%20hierarchical%20clustering%20algorithm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- algorithme de regroupement hiérarchique descendant
1, record 2, French, algorithme%20de%20regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique%20descendant
correct, masculine noun
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Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- BIRCH algorithm
1, record 3, English, BIRCH%20algorithm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- BIRCH 2, record 3, English, BIRCH
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an unsupervised data mining algorithm used to perform hierarchical clustering over particularly large data-sets. 3, record 3, English, - BIRCH%20algorithm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
BIRCH: balanced iterative reducing and clustering using hierarchies. 4, record 3, English, - BIRCH%20algorithm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- algorithme BIRCH
1, record 3, French, algorithme%20BIRCH
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- BIRCH 1, record 3, French, BIRCH
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'algorithme BIRCH [...] a été développé pour permettre le traitement de grands volumes de données dans un espace mémoire restreint. Pour ce faire, BIRCH réduit la taille du jeu de données initial en le résumant sous la forme d'une structure hiérarchique [...] dans laquelle les points sont agrégés successivement en fonction de leur similarité et de l'espace mémoire disponible. 2, record 3, French, - algorithme%20BIRCH
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
BIRCH : réduction itérative équilibrée et regroupement à l'aide de hiérarchies. 3, record 3, French, - algorithme%20BIRCH
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- agglomerative hierarchy clustering algorithm
1, record 4, English, agglomerative%20hierarchy%20clustering%20algorithm
correct
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Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agglomerative hierachy clustering algorithm. This is the most common type of hierarchical clustering algorithm. It's used to group objects in clusters based on how similar they are to each other. This is a form of bottom-up clustering, where each data point is assigned to its own cluster. Then those clusters get joined together. At each iteration, similar clusters are merged until all of the data points are part of one big root cluster. 1, record 4, English, - agglomerative%20hierarchy%20clustering%20algorithm
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- algorithme de regroupement hiérarchique agglomératif
1, record 4, French, algorithme%20de%20regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique%20agglom%C3%A9ratif
correct, masculine noun
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Record 5 - internal organization data 2024-10-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hierarchical clustering algorithm
1, record 5, English, hierarchical%20clustering%20algorithm
correct
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Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hierarchical clustering algorithms construct a hierarchy of input data items. 2, record 5, English, - hierarchical%20clustering%20algorithm
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- algorithme de regroupement hiérarchique
1, record 5, French, algorithme%20de%20regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
correct, masculine noun
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Record 6 - internal organization data 2024-10-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- agglomerative hierarchical clustering
1, record 6, English, agglomerative%20hierarchical%20clustering
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- hierarchical agglomerative clustering 2, record 6, English, hierarchical%20agglomerative%20clustering
correct
- HAC 2, record 6, English, HAC
correct
- HAC 2, record 6, English, HAC
- agglomerative clustering 3, record 6, English, agglomerative%20clustering
correct
- additive hierarchical clustering 4, record 6, English, additive%20hierarchical%20clustering
correct
- agglomerative nesting 5, record 6, English, agglomerative%20nesting
correct
- AGNES 5, record 6, English, AGNES
correct
- AGNES 5, record 6, English, AGNES
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agglomerative clustering is the most frequent class of hierarchical clustering, used to put items in clusters based on similarities. In this approach, each item is first treated as a singleton cluster. Following this, pairs of clusters are merged one by one until all the clusters have been combined into a single large cluster holding all items. The output is a dendrogram, a tree-based presentation of the items... 6, record 6, English, - agglomerative%20hierarchical%20clustering
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- regroupement hiérarchique ascendant
1, record 6, French, regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique%20ascendant
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- regroupement hiérarchique agglomératif 1, record 6, French, regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique%20agglom%C3%A9ratif
correct, masculine noun
- regroupement agglomératif 1, record 6, French, regroupement%20agglom%C3%A9ratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le principe du regroupement hiérarchique ascendant ou agglomératif considère, au départ, que chaque individu est un regroupement en soit. Ensuite, à chaque étape, des groupes sont constitués par agrégation des deux individus les plus proches de la partition de l'étape précédente. Le processus de regroupement s'arrête lorsqu'on arrive à former un seul groupe [...] Le dendrogramme issu du regroupement agglomératif est construit de manière ascendante [...] 1, record 6, French, - regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique%20ascendant
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2024-10-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hierarchical clustering
1, record 7, English, hierarchical%20clustering
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- hierarchical cluster analysis 1, record 7, English, hierarchical%20cluster%20analysis
correct
- HCA 1, record 7, English, HCA
correct
- HCA 1, record 7, English, HCA
- hierarchical-based clustering 2, record 7, English, hierarchical%2Dbased%20clustering
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an unsupervised machine learning technique [that] groups objects into a cluster hierarchy without enforcing a linear order within them. 3, record 7, English, - hierarchical%20clustering
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Many disciplines, such as biology, image analysis and the social sciences, use hierarchical clustering methods to explore and recognize patterns in datasets. 3, record 7, English, - hierarchical%20clustering
Record 7, Key term(s)
- hierarchical based clustering
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- regroupement hiérarchique
1, record 7, French, regroupement%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- agrégation hiérarchique 2, record 7, French, agr%C3%A9gation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
correct, feminine noun
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Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2024-03-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- monothetic clustering algorithm
1, record 8, English, monothetic%20clustering%20algorithm
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Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Monothetic clustering is a divisive clustering method that uses a hierarchical, recursive partitioning of multivariate responses based on binary decision rules that are built from individual response variables... Based on the ideas of classification and regression trees, a monothetic clustering algorithm was implemented... to allow further explorations and modifications. 2, record 8, English, - monothetic%20clustering%20algorithm
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- algorithme d'agrégation monothétique
1, record 8, French, algorithme%20d%27agr%C3%A9gation%20monoth%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
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Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-06-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Marketing Research
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- backwards segmentation 1, record 9, English, backwards%20segmentation
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Backwards segmentation using hierarchical clustering and Q-Factor Analysis 1, record 9, English, - backwards%20segmentation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Étude du marché
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- segmentation à rebours
1, record 9, French, segmentation%20%C3%A0%20rebours
feminine noun
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Record 9, Synonyms, French
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Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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