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Harmonic Mean

The arithmetic mean is usually skewed towards the larger values in the data set. Therefore, to avoid this inherent bias towards smaller values, the harmonic mean is used.
Take the example of the speed of a car, which is the measure of the rate of distance traveled. If the vehicle traverses the same distance back-and-forth, its average speed equals the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken. However, if the car moves with varying speeds, then the arithmetic mean is more skewed...
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Extraction: Partition and Distribution Coefficients

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Large-scale Reconstructions and Independent, Unbiased Clustering Based on Morphological Metrics to Classify Neurons in Selective Populations
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Hierarchical clustering using the arithmetic-harmonic cut: complexity and experiments.

Romeo Rizzi1, Pritha Mahata, Luke Mathieson

  • 1Dipartimento di Matematica ed Informatica, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.

Plos One
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This study introduces the arithmetic-harmonic cut, a novel hierarchical clustering method. This approach effectively balances intercluster differences and intracluster similarities, outperforming existing techniques on diverse datasets.

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Large-scale Reconstructions and Independent, Unbiased Clustering Based on Morphological Metrics to Classify Neurons in Selective Populations

Published on: February 15, 2017

Area of Science:

  • Data Science
  • Computational Biology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Hierarchical clustering is vital for data analysis, especially in evolutionary contexts.
  • Existing methods struggle to balance intercluster differences and intracluster similarities effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel objective function for hierarchical clustering: the arithmetic-harmonic cut.
  • Analyze the computational complexity and develop practical algorithms for the new method.

Main Methods:

  • Defined the arithmetic-harmonic cut objective function for hierarchical clustering.
  • Proved the problem is NP-hard and APX-hard, but fixed-parameter tractable.
  • Implemented a memetic algorithm for solving the arithmetic-harmonic cut problem.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of the arithmetic-harmonic cut on cancer and coronavirus datasets.
  • Showcased superior performance compared to k-Means, Graclus, and Normalized-Cut.
  • Highlighted the metric's ability to capture both intercluster and intracluster data structures.

Conclusions:

  • The arithmetic-harmonic cut offers a robust new approach to hierarchical clustering.
  • Memetic algorithms provide a viable solution for this computationally challenging problem.
  • This method enhances data analysis in fields like bioinformatics and systems biology.