Vol: 33 Page: 249

Authors:
Leszek Sieczko

Title:
 Criterions of initial dendrogram cuts in hierarchical cluster analysis

Language: English

Keywords:
cluster analysis
agglomeration

Summary:
In the article NIR and Δd were proposed as critical values of useful in cut dendrogram to divide accession (populations) into homogenous groups. In considered examples the both critical values have provided similar groups. That is why each of the measure could be used in practice dependent by on user’s preferences.