The Models of Similarity and Association

Clustering and tree models are being widely used in the social and biological sciences to analyze similarity relations. This volume describes how matrices of similarities or associations among entities can be modelled using trees, and explains some of the issues that arise in performing such analyses and interpreting the results correctly. James E Corter distinguishes ultrametric trees from additive trees and discusses how specific aspects of each type of tree can be interpreted through the use of applications as examples. He concludes with a discussion of when tree models might be preferable to spatial geometric models.

Author: James E. Corter
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 04/02/1996
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.96h x 6.04w x 0.17d
ISBN: 9780803957077

About the Author
Corter, James E.: - Scholarly Interests

Computational models of human learning and categorization. Judgment and decision-making. Clustering and scaling methods for multivariate data. Statistics expertise and probability problem-solving. Evaluation of educational technology innovations.