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GowerSom

Self-Organizing Maps for Mixed-Attribute Data Using Gower Distance

v0.1.0 · Jan 27, 2026 · GPL-2

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Implements a variant of the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) algorithm designed for mixed-attribute datasets. Similarity between observations is computed using the Gower distance, and categorical prototypes are updated via heuristic strategies (weighted mode and multinomial sampling). Provides functions for model fitting, mapping, visualization (U-Matrix and component planes), and evaluation, making SOM applicable to heterogeneous real-world data. For methodological details see Sáez and Salas (2026) <doi:10.1007/s41060-025-00941-6>.

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies StatMatch dplyr gower ggplot2 cluster reshape2 cli GowerSom

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new 0.1.0 Mar 10, 2026