DRtool: An Interactive Tool for Analyzing High-Dimensional Clusterings
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arXiv:2509. 04222v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Dimensionality Reduction (DR) is widely used for visualizing high-dimensional data, often with the goal of revealing expected cluster structure.
The paper systematically evaluates how five dimensionality reduction methods—PCA, Kernel PCA, VAE, Isomap, and MDS—affect the performance of four clustering algorithms (k‑means, AHC, GMM, and OPTICS). Using the Adjusted Rand Index, the study compares clustering quality with and without dimensionality reduction at levels of k‑1, 25%, and 50% of the original dimensions. Results highlight that the choice of reduction technique and its level must be carefully matched to the data’s geometry and the clustering algorithm used.
arXiv:2512. 16558v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Clustering is a cornerstone of modern data analysis.
arXiv:2606. 00327v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Clustering is widely used across the sciences as the foundation for downstream data-driven scientific discoveries.
arXiv:2608. 06990v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Clustering is a fundamental data mining technique for pattern recognition through unsupervised learning.
The paper "Mixed Data Clustering Survey and Challenges" discusses how the rise of big data has made clustering of heterogeneous datasets—containing both numerical and categorical variables—particularly difficult for traditional methods. It highlights the importance of hierarchical and explainable algorithms for producing interpretable results that aid decision‑making. The authors propose a new clustering approach based on pretopological spaces and benchmark it against classical numerical clustering algorithms and existing pretopological methods to evaluate its performance in the big data context.