maptree (version 1.4-8)

clip.clust: Prunes a Hierarchical Cluster Tree

Description

Reduces a hierarchical cluster tree to a smaller tree either by pruning until a given number of observation groups remain, or by pruning tree splits below a given height.

Usage

clip.clust (cluster, data=NULL, k=NULL, h=NULL)

Arguments

cluster

object of class hclust or twins.

data

clustered dataset for hclust application.

k

desired number of groups.

h

height at which to prune for grouping.

Value

Pruned cluster object of class hclust.

Details

Used with draw.clust. See example.

See Also

hclust, twins.object, cutree, draw.clust

Examples

# NOT RUN {
  library (cluster)
  data (oregon.bird.dist)

  draw.clust (clip.clust (agnes (oregon.bird.dist), k=6))
# }