initializeMeansMatrix {SoftClustering}

Initialize Means Matrix

Description

initializeMeansMatrix delivers an initial means matrix.

Usage

initializeMeansMatrix(dataMatrix, nClusters, meansMatrix)

Arguments

dataMatrix

Matrix with the objects as basis for the means matrix.

nClusters

Number of clusters.

meansMatrix

Select means derived from 1 = random (unity interval), 2 = maximum distances, matrix [nClusters x nFeatures] = self-defined means (will be returned unchanged). Default: 2 = maximum distances.

Value

Initial means matrix [nClusters x nFeatures].

Author(s)

M. Goetz, G. Peters, Y. Richter, D. Sacker, T. Wochinger.