19.02.2013 Views

Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18

Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18

Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

26 Cluster<strong>in</strong>g Methods and Their Uses <strong>in</strong> <strong>Computational</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong><br />

feature 2<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

0<br />

Test dataset (100 objects, 5 clusters)<br />

10 20 30 40 50<br />

feature 1<br />

Figure 3 An example data set of 100 objects, represented by 2 features, that fall <strong>in</strong>to<br />

5 natural clusters.<br />

than OðN 2 Þ]. A test data set of 100 objects, represented by 2 features and<br />

grouped <strong>in</strong>to 5 natural clusters, is shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 3. The correspond<strong>in</strong>g<br />

plot of penalty values (calculated us<strong>in</strong>g the Kelley method) aga<strong>in</strong>st the number<br />

of clusters (Figure 4) shows a clear m<strong>in</strong>imum at 5 clusters.<br />

penalty value<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

Kelley plot (100 objects, 5 clusters)<br />

number of clusters (0 to 100)<br />

Figure 4 Kelley plot of the penalty value aga<strong>in</strong>st number of clusters for the data set of<br />

100 items <strong>in</strong> Figure 3, show<strong>in</strong>g the m<strong>in</strong>imum at 5 clusters.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!