K-means clustering is a popular unsupervised learning algorithm used to partition a dataset into a set of distinct, non-overlapping groups (or clusters) based on similarity. The goal is to organize the data into clusters such that data points within a cluster are more similar to each other than to those in other clusters. The "K" in K-means represents the number of clusters to be identified from the data, and it must be specified a priori. This method is widely used in data mining, pattern recognition, image analysis, and machine learning for its simplicity and efficiency, especially in handling large datasets. How K-means Clustering Works K-means clustering follows a straightforward iterative procedure to partition the dataset: 1. Initialization: Choose K initial centroids randomly or based on a heuristic. Centroids are the center points of the clusters. 2. Assignment Step: Assign each data point to the nearest centroid. The "nearest" is ...
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