Proper use of the cluster analysis in plant germplasm characterization.

The present essay aims to make a recompilation of basic information to properly perform the cluster analysis. This multivariate method allows making groups and it is widely used in studies of genetic resourcescharacterization. It is mentioned topics like the data typesto use, similarity and dissimil...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Núñez-Colín, Carlos Alberto, Escobedo-López, Diana
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/8746
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agromeso/article/view/8746
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Multivariate statistical methods
similarity and dissimilarity indices
dendrogram partitioning.
Métodos estadísticos multivariados
índices de similitud y disimilitud
partición de dendrogramas.
Descrição
Resumo:The present essay aims to make a recompilation of basic information to properly perform the cluster analysis. This multivariate method allows making groups and it is widely used in studies of genetic resourcescharacterization. It is mentioned topics like the data typesto use, similarity and dissimilarity indices, agglomerativemethods, and the correct way to establish the number ofgroups into a dendrogram.