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blox (version 0.0.2)

Block Diagonal Matrix Approximation

Description

Finds the best block diagonal matrix approximation of a symmetric matrix. This can be exploited for divisive hierarchical clustering using singular vectors, named HC-SVD. The method is described in Bauer (202X) .

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install.packages('blox')

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Version

0.0.2

License

GPL (>= 2)

Maintainer

Jan O. Bauer

Last Published

September 16th, 2026

Functions in blox (0.0.2)

bd.approx

Two Block Diagonal Matrix Approximation.
hcsvd

Hierarchical Clustering Using Singular Vectors (HC-SVD).
is.ultrametric

Ultrametric Distance Property
hc.beta

Compute Revelle's Beta for all worst split-halves using HC-SVD.