A comprehensive validity index for clustering
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A comprehensive validity index for clustering
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Intelligent Data Analysis
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1571-4128,1088-467X
DOI: 10.3233/ida-2008-12602