Summary of Enabling Clustering Algorithms to Detect Clusters Of Varying Densities Through Scale-invariant Data Preprocessing, by Sunil Aryal et al.
Enabling clustering algorithms to detect clusters of varying densities through scale-invariant data preprocessing
by Sunil Aryal, Jonathan R. Wells, Arbind Agrahari Baniya, KC Santosh
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents an innovative approach to improving the robustness of clustering algorithms. The authors propose using a data preprocessing technique called Average Rank over an Ensemble of Sub-samples (ARES), which enhances the performance of clustering models by making them less sensitive to data representation and able to detect varying density clusters. Empirical evaluations conducted on three popular clustering algorithms – KMeans, DBSCAN, and DP (Density Peak) – across a range of real-world datasets demonstrate that ARES transformation leads to better and more consistent results. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper shows how to make computer programs better at grouping things together based on certain characteristics. The authors have developed a new way to prepare data before the program does its job, which helps it work better even if the data is messy or has some weird patterns. They tested their idea with three different types of algorithms and lots of real-world datasets, and found that it makes a big difference in how well the programs can find groups. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Clustering
