ISODATA, A NOVEL METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS AND PATTERN CLASSIFICATION

Abstract

ISODATA, a novel method of data analysis and pattern classification, is described in verbal and pictorial terms, in terms of a two-dimensional example, and by giving the mathematical calculations that the method uses. The technique clusters many-variable data around points in the data's original high- dimensional space and by doing so provides a useful description of the data. A brief summary of results from analyzing alphanumeric, gaussian, sociological and meteorological data is given. In the appendix, generalizations of the existing technique to clustering around lines and planes are discussed and a tentative algorithm for clustering around lines is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0699616

Entities

People

  • David J. Hall
  • Geoffrey H. Ball

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Intellectual Property
  • Measurement
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space