Pierre Legendre has worked on spatially constrained clustering using methods that may work for time also. That would be a place to start.
Jim ========================= F. James Rohlf Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/rohlf > -----Original Message----- > From: Classification, clustering, and phylogeny estimation > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shannon, William > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: time series clustering > > I have a new project that is intriguing and offers data I have never > tried to cluster. > > The question is whether there are hiv/aids patients treated > differently according to their medicaid procedure codes (what was > done to them). Procedures occur over time so changing the > clustering over time would seem reasonable. Hopefully we will see > clusters of patients form based on medical interventions given, and > stabilize as we move forward. > > I have never done anything like this and wanted to know if anyone > could point me in the right direction towards previously done work > along this line. > > Thank you > > Bill Shannon, PhD > Associate Prof. of Biostatistics in Medicine > Washington University School of Medicine > Director, Biostatistical Consulting Center > 314-454-8356 > > ---------------------------------------------- > CLASS-L list. > Instructions: http://www.classification- > society.org/csna/lists.html#class-l ---------------------------------------------- CLASS-L list. Instructions: http://www.classification-society.org/csna/lists.html#class-l
