Re: Question about cluster analysis techniques

[Henry Bulley]

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Hello all,   Do any of you know of a good review paper/article that discusses cluster analysis/cluster validation as well as other clustering approaches like MDS?   Thanks   Henry     From: Classification, clustering, and phylogeny estimation [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of F. James Rohlf Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 8:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Question about cluster analysis techniques   You might find more responses to such questions on the morphometrics list server. For information about joining this list see http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/morph/morphmet.html. You might also find this website useful has it has links to many resources for the study of shape variation. ----------------------- F. James Rohlf State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245 www: http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/rohlf -----Original Message----- From: Classification, clustering, and phylogeny estimation [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angelique Augereau Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Question about cluster analysis techniques Hi,   I have human body scan data on 4 parts of the body: waist, upper hip, high hip and lower hip.  I am trying to find a way to classify human bodies into different “types” based on the 4 measures.  E.g. straight body, pear shape, etc.   Can you please tell me what kinds of techniques would be appropriate for this kind of analysis?  I am working with Mathematica.   Thanks!