> n.bouget wrote: > > > Hi, > > I want to know which distance is using in the function kmeans > > and if we can change this distance. > > Indeed, in the function pam, we can put a distance matrix in > > parameter (by the line "pam<-pam(dist(matrixdata),k=7)" ) but > > we can't do it in the function kmeans, we have to put the > > matrix of data directly ... Yes but how can we choose the distance to calculate centers?
> > Thanks in advance, > > Nicolas BOUGET > > As the name says, kmeans() calculates *means* (centres) of clusters. It > does not any make sense to do that on distances ... > > Uwe Ligges > > > > Acc�dez au courrier �lectronique de La Poste : www.laposte.net ; > > 3615 LAPOSTENET (0,34�/mn) ; t�l : 08 92 68 13 50 (0,34�/mn) > > > > ______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > https://www.stat. math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > Acc�dez au courrier �lectronique de La Poste : www.laposte.net ; 3615 LAPOSTENET (0,34�/mn) ; t�l : 08 92 68 13 50 (0,34�/mn) ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
