Fuzziness parameter selection in fuzzy c-means: The perspective of cluster validation
Fuzzy c-means (FCM) algorithm is an important clustering method in pattern recognition, while the fuzziness parameter, m, in FCM algorithm is a key parameter that can significantly affect the result of clustering. Cluster validity index (CVI) is a kind of criterion function to validate the clusterin...
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| Vydáno v: | Science China. Information sciences Ročník 57; číslo 11; s. 247 - 254 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Science China Press
01.11.2014
Springer Nature B.V |
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| ISSN: | 1674-733X, 1869-1919 |
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| Shrnutí: | Fuzzy c-means (FCM) algorithm is an important clustering method in pattern recognition, while the fuzziness parameter, m, in FCM algorithm is a key parameter that can significantly affect the result of clustering. Cluster validity index (CVI) is a kind of criterion function to validate the clustering results, thereby determining the optimal cluster number of a data set. From the perspective of cluster validation, we propose a novel method to select the optimal value of m in FCM, and four well-known CVIs, namely XB, VK, VT, and SC, for fuzzy clustering are used. In this method, the optimal value of m is determined when CVIs reach their minimum values. Experimental results on four synthetic data sets and four real data sets have demonstrated that the range of m is [2, 3.5] and the optimal interval is [2.5, 3]. |
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| Bibliografie: | 11-5847/TP clustering, fuzziness parameter, fuzzy c-means (FCM), cluster validation, cluster validity index Fuzzy c-means (FCM) algorithm is an important clustering method in pattern recognition, while the fuzziness parameter, m, in FCM algorithm is a key parameter that can significantly affect the result of clustering. Cluster validity index (CVI) is a kind of criterion function to validate the clustering results, thereby determining the optimal cluster number of a data set. From the perspective of cluster validation, we propose a novel method to select the optimal value of m in FCM, and four well-known CVIs, namely XB, VK, VT, and SC, for fuzzy clustering are used. In this method, the optimal value of m is determined when CVIs reach their minimum values. Experimental results on four synthetic data sets and four real data sets have demonstrated that the range of m is [2, 3.5] and the optimal interval is [2.5, 3]. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1674-733X 1869-1919 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11432-014-5146-0 |