2020
DOI: 10.5505/pajes.2019.49932
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The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators

Abstract: This study aims to identify cluster structure of European Union (EU) Member countries and Candidate Turkey in terms of environmental waste indicators and to determine the other member countries which are classified in the same cluster with Turkey. Hierarchical and nonhierarchical clustering methods were used to determine clusters of 28 member countries and Turkey according to the total 8 environmental waste indicators. The optimal cluster number and the best method were identified with the silhouette index whi… Show more

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“…When the number of clusters is large, learning algorithm can be used to modify the number of clusters in the current state with the previous state [62]. Common methods to determine the optimal number of clusters include NbClust [63], Calinsky criterion, Gap Statistic [64], [65], Silhouette Coefficient [66], [67], Sum of the Squared Errors (SSE) [68]. However, the computational complexity of NbClust, Calinsky criterion and Gap Statistic is too high, and they are not suitable for high-dimensional data [64].…”
Section: Ssedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When the number of clusters is large, learning algorithm can be used to modify the number of clusters in the current state with the previous state [62]. Common methods to determine the optimal number of clusters include NbClust [63], Calinsky criterion, Gap Statistic [64], [65], Silhouette Coefficient [66], [67], Sum of the Squared Errors (SSE) [68]. However, the computational complexity of NbClust, Calinsky criterion and Gap Statistic is too high, and they are not suitable for high-dimensional data [64].…”
Section: Ssedmentioning
confidence: 99%