Functor that computes the linkage (similarity) between two groups.

Namespace: CenterSpace.NMath.Stats
Assembly: NMathStatsPremium (in NMathStatsPremium.dll) Version: 3.6.0.0

Syntax

C#
public delegate double Function(
	double Drp,
	double Drq,
	double Dpq,
	double Nr,
	double Np,
	double Nq
)
Visual Basic
Public Delegate Function Function ( _
	Drp As Double, _
	Drq As Double, _
	Dpq As Double, _
	Nr As Double, _
	Np As Double, _
	Nq As Double _
) As Double
Visual C++
public delegate double Function(
	double Drp, 
	double Drq, 
	double Dpq, 
	double Nr, 
	double Np, 
	double Nq
)

Remarks

During cluster analysis when two groups P and Q are united, a Linkage.Function computes the distance between the new group P + Q and another group R. The parameters to the Linkage.Function--which may not necessarily all be used to calculate the result--are the distance between R and P, the distance between R and Q, the distance between P and Q, and the sizes (n) of all three groups.

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