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Title: Hierarchical clustering using correlation metric and spatial continuity constraint

Abstract

Large data sets are analyzed by hierarchical clustering using correlation as a similarity measure. This provides results that are superior to those obtained using a Euclidean distance similarity measure. A spatial continuity constraint may be applied in hierarchical clustering analysis of images.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1079466
Patent Number(s):
8280887
Application Number:
13/042,053
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Stork, Christopher L., and Brewer, Luke N. Hierarchical clustering using correlation metric and spatial continuity constraint. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Stork, Christopher L., & Brewer, Luke N. Hierarchical clustering using correlation metric and spatial continuity constraint. United States.
Stork, Christopher L., and Brewer, Luke N. Tue . "Hierarchical clustering using correlation metric and spatial continuity constraint". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1079466.
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
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