Practical Business Analytics Using R and Python: Solve Business Problems Using a Data-driven Approach

© Umesh R. Hodeghatta, Ph.D and Umesha Nayak 2023

U. R. Hodeghatta, U. NayakPractical Business Analytics Using R and Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8754-5_13

13. Cluster Analysis

Umesh R. Hodeghatta¹   and Umesha Nayak²

(1)

South Portland, ME, USA

(2)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Clustering is an unsupervised learning technique to categorize data in the absence of defined categories in the sample data set. In this chapter, we will explore different techniques and how to perform clustering analysis.

13.1 Overview of Clustering

Clustering analysis is an unsupervised technique. Unlike supervised learning, in unsupervised learning, the data has no class labels for the machines to learn and predict the class. Instead, the machine decides how to group ...