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AN INTRODUCTION TO CLUSTERING WITH R - PAOLO GI...

The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for applied research in
clustering. Cluster analysis comprises a class of statistical techniques for classifying
multivariate data into groups or clusters based on their similar features. Clustering is
nowadays widely used in several domains of research  such as social sciences  psychology  and
marketing  highlighting its multidisciplinary nature. This book provides an accessible and
comprehensive introduction to clustering and offers practical guidelines for applying
clustering tools by carefully chosen real-life datasets and extensive data analyses. The
procedures addressed in this book include traditional hard clustering methods and up-to-date
developments in soft clustering. Attention is paid to practical examples and applications
through the open source statistical software R. Commented R code and output for conducting 
step by step  complete cluster analyses are available. The book is intended for researchers
interested in applying clustering methods. Basic notions on theoretical issues and on R are
provided so that professionals as well as novices with little or no background in the subject
will benefit from the book.

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