de.jungblut.clustering

Class AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode

java.lang.Object

de.jungblut.clustering.AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode

Enclosing class:

AgglomerativeClustering

public static class AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode
extends Object

Tree structure for containing information about linkages and distances.

Author:

thomas.jungblut

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode	getLeft()
de.jungblut.math.DoubleVector	getMean()
AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode	getParent()
AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode	getRight()
double	getSplitDistance()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getMean

public de.jungblut.math.DoubleVector getMean()

Returns:

the mean between the two children. Used for distance calculations at merging time.

getSplitDistance

public double getSplitDistance()

Returns:

the distance between left and right cluster. (Based on their means).

getParent

public AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode getParent()

Returns:

the parent node, null if root.

getLeft

public AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode getLeft()

Returns:

the left child, null if not present.

getRight

public AgglomerativeClustering.ClusterNode getRight()

Returns:

the right child, null if not present.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object