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optimalSilhouette: Estimates the optimal number of clusters using the Silhouette criterion when silhouette statistics already exists.

Description

Estimates the optimal number of clusters using the Silhouette criterion when silhouette statistics already exists.

Usage

optimalSilhouette(silStats)

Arguments

silStats

Silhouette statistics for each possible tested number of clusters.

Value

The optimal number of clusters.

References

Rousseeuw PJ (1987) Sihouettes: a graphical aid to the interpretation and validation of cluster analysis. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 20:53<U+2013>65