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Clustering (or cluster analysis) has been used widely in pattern recognition, image processing, and data analysis. It aims to organize a collection of data items into clusters, such that items within a cluster are more similar to each other than they are items in the other clusters. An improved fuzzy possibilistic clustering algorithm was developed based on the conventional fuzzy possibilistic c-means (FPCM) to obtain better quality clustering results. Numerical simulations show that the clustering algorithm gives more accurate clustering results than the FCM and FPCM methods.
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Saad, M.F., Alimi, M.A. (2009). A New Improved Fuzzy Possibilistic C-Means Algorithm Based on Weight Degree. In: Huang, X., Ao, SI., Castillo, O. (eds) Intelligent Automation and Computer Engineering. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3517-2_7
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