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Learning assignment order of instances for the constrained K-means clustering algorithm.

Yi Hong¹, Sam Kwong

¹Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

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This study introduces a new method, clustering Uncertainty-based Assignment order Learning Algorithm (UALA), to improve the constrained K-means clustering algorithm (Cop-Kmeans) by optimizing instance assignment order for better clustering results.

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Computer Science
Data Mining
Machine Learning

Background:

Constrained K-means clustering (Cop-Kmeans) is sensitive to the order of instance assignments.
Optimizing this order is crucial for effective clustering performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the sensitivity of Cop-Kmeans to instance assignment order.
To propose a novel method, clustering Uncertainty-based Assignment order Learning Algorithm (UALA), to learn an optimal assignment order for Cop-Kmeans.

Main Methods:

Developed UALA, which ranks instances based on clustering uncertainties derived from an ensemble of clustering algorithms.
Evaluated UALA on real datasets with artificial instance-level constraints.

Main Results:

UALA effectively identifies a beneficial instance assignment order for Cop-Kmeans.
Experimental results demonstrate UALA's capability to improve clustering outcomes.
The impact of ensemble size on UALA's performance was analyzed.

Conclusions:

UALA offers a robust approach to enhance Cop-Kmeans performance by addressing instance assignment order sensitivity.
The study provides insights into the generalization properties of Cop-Kmeans.