11.3 Cluster Analysis with Hierarchical and Nonhierarchical Agglomeration Schedules in SPSS

In this section, we will discuss the step by step for elaborating our example in the IBM SPSS Statistics Software. The main objective is to offer the researcher an opportunity to run cluster analyses with hierarchical and nonhierarchical schedules in this software package, given how easy it is to use it and how didactical the operations are. Every time an output is shown, we will mention the respective result obtained when performing the algebraic solution in the previous sections, so that the researcher can compare them and increase his own knowledge on the topic. The use of the images in this section has been authorized by the International Business ...

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