kmedoids

Import in python using from mcutils.utils.kmedoids import kmedoids

mcutils.utils.kmedoids.kmedoids(distance, nclus=10, init='center', max_loops=6)[source]

Runs the k-medoids clustering algorithm.

based on Park & Jun (2008): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095741740800081X

Parameters

  • distance – NxN distance matrix

  • nclus – number of clusters

  • init – initialization (‘random’ or ‘center’)

  • max_loops – maximum number of loops

Returns

tuple with

  • centers: indices of the cluster centers

  • labels: N-length integer array of cluster labels