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  • 1.  Cluster analysis

    Posted Wed November 01, 2023 12:44 PM

    HI,

    I have 42 cases and 21 variables and I wanted to group them based on how they scored in each variable? Can I do a cluster analysis or do I need more numbers?



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    Jul Lib
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  • 2.  RE: Cluster analysis

    Posted Wed November 01, 2023 01:19 PM
    With so few cases and so many variables, you could do clustering, but I doubt that the result would be of much more use than a simple average, assuming continuous variables.--



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  • 3.  RE: Cluster analysis

    Posted Wed November 01, 2023 05:30 PM

    Hi Jon,

    Yes I have tried to gather results but there is nothing obvious that splits the groups. Do you suggest another way to go about splitting the groups? And yes they are continuous variables.



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    Jul Lib
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  • 4.  RE: Cluster analysis

    Posted Wed November 01, 2023 05:44 PM
    What is your purpose in splitting the groups?   You could bin the variables arbitrarily into a specified number of categories using the Visual Binner.  The STATS PREPROCESS extension command, available via Extensions > Extension Hub provides a K-bins method that allows for some other criteria in case that might be helpful.

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  • 5.  RE: Cluster analysis

    Posted Wed November 01, 2023 02:30 PM
    What are your objectives? What is your sample? What are the variables?

    Cheers,

     

    Bob


     




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  • 6.  RE: Cluster analysis

    Posted Wed November 01, 2023 08:15 PM
    CON PLS SERÍA LO IDEAL
    Jaqueline Pacheco M.




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