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Table 1 Clustering methods tested for robustness

From: A robustness metric for biological data clustering algorithms

Algorithm

Type

Setting

Implementation

Average

Hierarchical

Number of clusters

R 3.2.3

Complete

Hierarchical

Number of clusters

R 3.2.3

Mcquitty

Hierarchical

Number of clusters

R 3.2.3

Ward

Hierarchical

Number of clusters

R 3.2.3

CLICK

Graph-based

Cluster homogeneity

Expander4

NNN

Graph-based

Min neighborhood size

Java

Paraclique

Graph-based

Starting clique

C++

WGCNA

Graph-based

Power

R 3.2.3

K-means

Partitioning

Number of clusters

R 3.2.3

QT Clustering

Partitioning

Max cluster diameter

R 3.2.3

SOM

Neural network

Grid type/size

R 3.2.3