A Sub-4 Approximation for Fair $k$-Means
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The paper presents new algorithms for fair k‑center clustering in Euclidean spaces, where a dataset is divided into groups and each group has a limit on the number of centers that can be chosen. A parameterized approximation algorithm achieves a 2.732 ratio, which is improved to 2.414 with exponential time in k. By integrating this into a one‑pass streaming framework, the authors obtain streaming approximations of 4.464 (improvable to 3.828) and a polynomial‑time streaming algorithm with a 4.732 ratio, further reduced to 4.42, surpassing previous state‑of‑the‑art results. Experiments confirm that these methods outperform existing approaches in clustering accuracy.
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