SAGx (version 1.46.0)

fom: Clustering Figure of Merit

Description

Goodness of clustering measure based on prediction error.

Usage

fom(data,cluster)

Arguments

data

The data matrix

cluster

a vector descibing the cluster memberships

Value

• The Figure of Merit measure of the current clustering

Details

The criterion in the Reference is not correct in the article (i.e. does not follow from the premises), but has been corrected here.

References

Yeung, K.Y., Haynor, D.R. and Ruzzo, W.L. (2001) Validating clustering for gene expression data. Bioinformatics Vol. 17, pp. 309-318