NbClust
Determining the Best Number of Clusters in a Data Set
v3.0.1
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May 2, 2022
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GPL-2
Description
It provides 30 indexes for determining the optimal number of clusters in a data set and offers the best clustering scheme from different results to the user.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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family = "Ghazzali",
role = "aut"),
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family = "Boiteau",
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of points {x} and {y}, where \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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checkRd: (-1) NbClust.Rd:50: Lost braces; missing escapes or markup?
50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
...[truncated]...
ere \eqn{x \in C_{i}, y \in C_{j}}{x in C_i, y in C_j}.
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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50 | \item \bold{Average} : The distance \eqn{D_{ij}}{D_ij} between two clusters \eqn{C_{i}}{C_i} and \eqn{C_{j}}{C_j} is the mean of the distances between the pair of poi
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3.0.1
Mar 10, 2026
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1.0
May 22, 2012