Discover the basic concepts of cluster analysis, and then study a set of typical clustering methodologies, algorithms, and applications. This includes partitioning methods such as k-means, hierarchical methods such as BIRCH, and density-based methods such as DBSCAN/OPTICS. Moreover, learn methods for clustering validation and evaluation of clustering quality. Finally, see examples of cluster analysis in applications.

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- Data Clustering Algorithms
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Course Orientation
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 7 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Module 1
2 hours to complete
13 videos (Total 65 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
5 hours to complete
Week 2
5 hours to complete
15 videos (Total 78 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Week 3
2 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 53 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
5 hours to complete
Week 4
5 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 57 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
25 minutes to complete
Course Conclusion
25 minutes to complete
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- 4 stars23.36%
- 3 stars5.77%
- 2 stars2.01%
- 1 star2.51%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CLUSTER ANALYSIS IN DATA MINING
by VBNov 6, 2019
Good course for understanding the Cluster Analysis & Algorithms, instructor is very experienced and well explained, thanks
by CAOct 3, 2020
Awesome !!! Great course about clustering analysis.
by PRJul 27, 2020
Covers great deal of topics and various aspects of clustering
by BKApr 3, 2020
it was a really good experience. this course has given me good exposure to data mining
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