Clustering validation by distribution hypothesis learning

Author:

Baya Ariel E.1,Larese Monica1

Affiliation:

1. CIFASIS, French Argentine International Center for Information and Systems Sciences, CONICET-UNR

Abstract

Abstract We present a new clustering validation technique named: "Hypothesis Learning". We build our method on three concepts: 1) clustering cohesion, 2) clustering dispersion and, 3) quality of hypothesis. The first two notions focus on individual clusters quality. We measure them using a classifier estimating the tightness and separation as a likelihood. The third notion evaluates the complexity of learning the clustering partition. Similar to cohesion and dispersion, we get a likelihood value. Next, we aggregate these three measures to find a single index reporting clustering quality. Our work's core is the use of learning algorithms as means to estimate these three indexes. In our experiments, we tested "Hypothesis Learning" with a fast classifier, K Nearest Neighbour (KNN). However, in the discussion of the method, we explore other classifiers like CART and Random Forest. Furthermore, we provide a novel approach from previous validation methods mixing supervised, unsupervised algorithms and stability concepts. For instance, our method is based on using clusters probabilities to calculate likelihoods. Also, we show how to regularize a classifier to handle overfit, thus making the use of stability optional. Finally, we present experimental results comparing our approach with a similar method and many other well-known clustering indexes.

Publisher

Research Square Platform LLC

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3