pal.tree
Interface ClusterTree.ClusteringMethod

Enclosing class:
ClusterTree

public static interface ClusterTree.ClusteringMethod

An interface for describing Clustering methods To be updated to cope with Ward's method and others...


Method Summary
 double computeDistance(int separateClusterSize, int firstToCombineClusterSize, double firstToCombineClusterToSeparateClusterDistance, int secondToCombineClusterSize, double secondToCombineClusterToSeparateClusterDistance)
           
 double computeHeight(int firstToCombineClusterSize, int secondToCombineClusterSize, double distance)
           
 java.lang.String getMethodName()
           
 

Method Detail

computeDistance

double computeDistance(int separateClusterSize,
                       int firstToCombineClusterSize,
                       double firstToCombineClusterToSeparateClusterDistance,
                       int secondToCombineClusterSize,
                       double secondToCombineClusterToSeparateClusterDistance)

computeHeight

double computeHeight(int firstToCombineClusterSize,
                     int secondToCombineClusterSize,
                     double distance)

getMethodName

java.lang.String getMethodName()