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Validating Clusters with the Lower Bound for Sum-of-Squares Error

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  • Douglas Steinley, 2007. "Validating Clusters with the Lower Bound for Sum-of-Squares Error," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 72(1), pages 93-106, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:72:y:2007:i:1:p:93-106
    DOI: 10.1007/s11336-003-1272-1
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