Data cluster analysis: Abrupt transition

A cluster analysis optimization technique for partitioning data is applied to a class of distributions which are functions of a single variable. It is shown that under certain realizable conditions an infinitesimal change in the data distribution causes a large, abrupt change in the location of the optimal boundary separating two data clusters. This abrupt (phase) transition is illustrated with an example.

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Year of publication:	1978
Authors:	Falk, H. ; Falk, C.T.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 90.1978, 2, p. 325-332
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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