A fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm based on nearest-neighbor intervals for incomplete data

D Li, H Gu, L Zhang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2010 - Elsevier
D Li, H Gu, L Zhang
Expert Systems with Applications, 2010Elsevier
Partially missing data sets are a prevailing problem in clustering analysis. In this paper,
missing attributes are represented as intervals, and a novel fuzzy c-means algorithm for
incomplete data based on nearest-neighbor intervals is proposed. The algorithm estimates
the nearest-neighbor interval representation of missing attributes by using the attribute
distribution information of the data sets sufficiently, which can enhances the robustness of
missing attribute imputation compared with other numerical imputation methods. Also, the …
Partially missing data sets are a prevailing problem in clustering analysis. In this paper, missing attributes are represented as intervals, and a novel fuzzy c-means algorithm for incomplete data based on nearest-neighbor intervals is proposed. The algorithm estimates the nearest-neighbor interval representation of missing attributes by using the attribute distribution information of the data sets sufficiently, which can enhances the robustness of missing attribute imputation compared with other numerical imputation methods. Also, the convex hyper-polyhedrons formed by interval prototypes can present the uncertainty of missing attributes, and simultaneously reflect the shape of the clusters to some degree, which is helpful in enhancing the robustness of clustering analysis. Comparisons and analysis of the experimental results for several UCI data sets demonstrate the capability of the proposed algorithm.
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