Means Algorithm for Genetic Clustering Means Algorithm for Genetic Clustering Means Algorithm for Genetic Clustering Means Algorithm for Genetic Clustering
Mohammad Babrdel Bonab · 2011
Summary TheK*MeansClusteringApproachisoneofmainalgo rithmsin� theliteratureofPatternrecognitionandMachineL earning.�Yet,� duetotherandomselectionofclustercentersand� theadherence� ofresultstoinitialclustercenters,�theriskof� trappingintolocal� optimalityeverexists.� Inthispaper,� inspiredby� agenetic� algorithmwhichisbasedontheK*meansmethod� ,� a� new� approachisdeveloped,�inwhichclustercentersare �selectedand� computedappropriately.� Examiningthesuggested� � � a pproach� byusing� � standarddatasetsandcomparingitwith� alternative� methodsintheliteraturerevealsoutthattheprop osedalgorithm� outperformstheK*meansalgorithmandothercandida te� algorithmsinthepool.�