Open AccessAnalysis of biological difference between prehistoric populations using a non-hierarchic method of data clustering
Author(s) -
Arkadiusz Sołtysiak,
Piotr Jaskulski
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
anthropological review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2083-4594
pISSN - 1898-6773
DOI - 10.18778/1898-6773.62.09
Subject(s) - cluster analysis , measure (data warehouse) , interpretation (philosophy) , computer science , basis (linear algebra) , cluster (spacecraft) , data mining , process (computing) , hierarchical clustering , artificial intelligence , pattern recognition (psychology) , mathematics , geometry , programming language , operating system
Presented in this paper non-hierarchic method of cluster analysis allows studying of morphological variability in big populations on the basis of individual characteristic of specimens. Test taken by the authors have confirmed correct results of the proposed algorithm and showed the role of proper preparation of data, choice of appropriate distance measure and importance of the process of interpretation the results of clustering.