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    • Statistics
    • Data Mining
    • Machine Learning

    Background:

    • Traditional correlation measures are unsuitable for composite variables due to magnitude variations.
    • Aggregating data in cluster analysis complicates similarity assessments between composite and single variables.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm.
    • To enable robust variable classification using disaggregate correlations.
    • To address limitations of standard correlation measures in composite variable analysis.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a mathematical formulation to disaggregate correlations.
    • Implementation of an agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm based on disaggregate correlations.
    • Utilizing disaggregate correlations as similarity measures throughout the cluster analysis.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed algorithm effectively classifies variables by overcoming aggregation effects.
    • Disaggregate correlations serve as reliable similarity measures at all clustering stages.
    • The algorithm demonstrated utility in both simulated and empirical datasets.

    Conclusions:

    • The disaggregate correlation-based clustering algorithm offers a superior approach for variable classification.
    • This method enhances the reliability of cluster analysis involving composite variables.
    • The approach maximizes average intercorrelations within clusters, improving classification accuracy.