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.
By Ousmane Assani Amate, Elyes Lounissi, Mohammadreza Bakhtyari, \'Emilie Roy, Roman Sarrazin-Gendron, Vladimir Makarenkov
arXiv:2505.18918v4 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Principal component analysis (PCA) is a key tool in the field of data dimensionality reduction. Various methods have been proposed to extend...
By Javier Salazar Cavazos, Jeffrey A Fessler, Laura Balzano
arXiv:2608. 15313v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In this paper, we propose SHOPCA (Shape Operator-based Principal Component Analysis), a novel method for unsupervised metric learning and dimensionality reduction that incorporates differential geometric information into the covariance structure of classical PCA.
By Alexandre L. M. Levada
arXiv:2607. 09490v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Terminal embeddings have emerged as a powerful tool for dimension reduction.
By Alexander Munteanu, Matteo Russo, David Saulpic, Chris Schwiegelshohn
arXiv:2609.00647v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Multiple kernel $k$-means integrates complementary nonlinear similarities by learning a combination of base kernels. Its pointwise optimization, howeve...
By Xiaoyu Lian, Yuchao Zhang, Shuyin Xia, Siqi Zhong, Xuzhao Xiang
arXiv:2609.06468v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: K-Means is one of the most widely used clustering algorithms, but its susceptibility to initial centroid selection remains a primary bottleneck for its...
By Abhiyan Dhakal (Kathmandu University), Pranish Kafle (Kathmandu University), Rajani Chulyadyo (Kathmandu University)