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bfcluster (version 1.0.0)

Buttler-Fickel Distance and R2 for Mixed-Scale Cluster Analysis

Description

Implements the distance measure for mixed-scale variables proposed by Buttler and Fickel (1995), based on normalized mean pairwise distances (Gini mean difference), and an R2 statistic to assess clustering quality.

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install.packages('bfcluster')

Monthly Downloads

176

Version

1.0.0

License

MIT + file LICENSE

Maintainer

Moritz Schäfer

Last Published

November 24th, 2025

Functions in bfcluster (1.0.0)

bf_R2

R² for Cluster Solutions after Buttler & Fickel (1995)
buttler_fickel_dist

Buttler-Fickel Distance Matrix