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An examination of procedures for determining the number of clusters in a data set

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Glenn Milligan
Martha Cooper
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Volume (Year): 50 (1985)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 159-179
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  2. Robert Thorndike, 1953. "Who belongs in the family?," Psychometrika, Springer, vol. 18(4), pages 267-276, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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