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A Least Squares Algorithm for Fitting Additive Trees to Proximity Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Geert De Soete
Geert De Soete*
Affiliation:
University of Ghent, Belgium
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Requests for reprints should be sent to Geert De Soete, Department of Psychology, University of Ghent, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Abstract

A least squares algorithm for fitting additive trees to proximity data is described. The algorithm uses a penalty function to enforce the four point condition on the estimated path length distances. The algorithm is evaluated in a small Monte Carlo study. Finally, an illustrative application is presented.

Keywords

tree structuresclusteringproximity data

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Psychometrika , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , December 1983 , pp. 621 - 626
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Copyright © 1983 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

The author is “Aspirant” of the Belgian “Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek”. The author is indebted to Professor J. Hoste for providing computer facilities at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences at Ghent.

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