AnimalSequences (version 0.2.0)

cluster_elements: Cluster Elements Using Hierarchical Clustering

Description

This function performs hierarchical clustering on a distance matrix and optionally plots the dendrogram. It uses the specified method for clustering and can visualize the results.

Usage

cluster_elements(distance_matrix, method = "complete", plot = TRUE)

Value

An object of class "hclust" representing the hierarchical clustering result.

Arguments

distance_matrix

A matrix of distances between elements. Should be a symmetric matrix with row and column names representing elements.

method

A character string specifying the method for hierarchical clustering. Options include "complete", "average", "single", etc. Default is "complete".

plot

A logical value indicating whether to plot the dendrogram. Default is TRUE.

Details

Hierarchical clustering is performed using the specified method. If plot is TRUE, the function will generate a dendrogram to visualize the clustering.

Examples

# Create a distance matrix
distance_matrix <- dist(matrix(rnorm(20), nrow = 5))

# Perform hierarchical clustering and plot the dendrogram
cluster_elements(distance_matrix, method = "complete", plot = TRUE)