Cluster analysis in biomedical researches
Keywords:
cluster analysis, multi-parameter statistics, cluster, k-means, hierarchical algorithms, artificial neural networks, Kohonen networkAbstract
Cluster analysis is one of the most popular methods for the analysis of multi-parameter data. The cluster analysis reveals the internal structure of the data, group the separate observations on the degree of their similarity. The review provides a definition of the basic concepts of cluster analysis, and discusses the most popular clustering algorithms: k-means, hierarchical algorithms, Kohonen networks algorithms. Examples are the use of these algorithms in biomedical research.

