A new validity index for crisp clusters

• Published in: Pattern analysis and applications : PAA Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 687 - 700
• Main Author: Starczewski, Artur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.08.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Clustering; Clusters; Computer Science; Datasets; Pattern Recognition; Theoretical Advances; Clustering; Validity index; Unsupervised classification

In this paper, a new cluster validity index which can be considered as a measure of the accuracy of the partitioning of data sets is proposed. The new index, called the STR index, is defined as the product of two components which determine changes of compactness and separability of clusters during a...