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 Dendrogram using Centroid Method

 

                      Rescaled Distance Cluster Combine

 

   C A S E    0         5        10        15        20        25

  Label  Num  +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

	A

 

E

           3   òø

           6   òôòø

B

           4   ò÷ ùòòòøF

C

           1   òòò÷   ùòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòø

           2   òûòòòòò÷                                         ó

D

           5   ò÷                                               ó

           7   òòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòò÷

 

 

 

 

 

Coming out of the gate, ABCD Emerge

Cluster A consists of 3,6,4 = A

Cluster B consists of 1= B

Cluster C consists of 2,5 = C

Cluster D consists of 7=D

 

At about distance 2.5, A + B > E

At about distance 5, E+ C >F

 

Overall, the greatest number of segments possible at any given time is at distance 1, with Clusters A, B, C & D.

 

Cluster E is made up of all 7 Lakers.