Clustering+and+Pattern+Analysis

Definition

 * Clustering Analysis** - grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the same group (clusters) are more similar to each other than to those in other clusters.

Description
We deal with clustering in almost every aspect of daily life. For example, a group of diners sharing the same table in a restaurant may be regarded as a cluster of people. In food stores items of similar nature, such as different types of meat or vegetables are displayed in the same or nearby locations. There is a countless number of examples in which clustering plays an important role. For instance, biologists have to organize the different species of animals before a meaningful description of the differences between animals is possible. According to the modern system employed in biology, man belongs to the primates, the mammals, the amniotes, the vertebrates, and the animals.
 * Why do we need Clustering?**

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Resources

 * //How To Group Objects Into Similar Categories, Cluster Analysis//. (n.d.). Retrieved from Looking for info about statistics?: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/cluster-analysis
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