org.apache.commons.math.stat.clustering

## Class KMeansPlusPlusClusterer<T extends Clusterable<T>>

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.math.stat.clustering.KMeansPlusPlusClusterer<T>

Type Parameters:
  `T` - type of the points to cluster

    public class KMeansPlusPlusClusterer<T extends Clusterable<T>>
    extends Object

Clustering algorithm based on David Arthur and Sergei Vassilvitski k-means++ algorithm.

Since:
  2.0
Version:
  $Revision: 1054333 $ $Date: 2011-01-02 01:34:58 +0100 (dim. 02 janv. 2011) $
See Also:
  K-means++ (wikipedia)

### Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
`static class` `KMeansPlusPlusClusterer.EmptyClusterStrategy` Strategies to use for replacing an empty cluster.

### Field Summary

Fields
`private KMeansPlusPlusClusterer.EmptyClusterStrategy` `emptyStrategy` Selected strategy for empty clusters.
`private Random` `random` Random generator for choosing initial centers.

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`KMeansPlusPlusClusterer(Random random)` Build a clusterer.
`KMeansPlusPlusClusterer(Random random, KMeansPlusPlusClusterer.EmptyClusterStrategy emptyStrategy)` Build a clusterer.

### Method Summary

Methods
`private static <T extends Clusterable<T>> void` `assignPointsToClusters(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters, Collection<T> points)` Adds the given points to the closest `Cluster`.
`private static <T extends Clusterable<T>> List<Cluster<T>>` `chooseInitialCenters(Collection<T> points, int k, Random random)` Use K-means++ to choose the initial centers.
`List<Cluster<T>>` `cluster(Collection<T> points, int k, int maxIterations)` Runs the K-means++ clustering algorithm.
`private T` `getFarthestPoint(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters)` Get the point farthest to its cluster center
`private static <T extends Clusterable<T>> Cluster<T>` `getNearestCluster(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters, T point)` Returns the nearest `Cluster` to the given point
`private T` `getPointFromLargestNumberCluster(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters)` Get a random point from the `Cluster` with the largest number of points
`private T` `getPointFromLargestVarianceCluster(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters)` Get a random point from the `Cluster` with the largest distance variance.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### random

    private final Random random

Random generator for choosing initial centers.

#### emptyStrategy

    private final KMeansPlusPlusClusterer.EmptyClusterStrategy emptyStrategy

Selected strategy for empty clusters.

### Constructor Detail

#### KMeansPlusPlusClusterer

    public KMeansPlusPlusClusterer(Random random)

Build a clusterer.

The default strategy for handling empty clusters that may appear during algorithm iterations is to split the cluster with largest distance variance.

Parameters:
  `random` - random generator to use for choosing initial centers

#### KMeansPlusPlusClusterer

    public KMeansPlusPlusClusterer(Random random,
                           KMeansPlusPlusClusterer.EmptyClusterStrategy emptyStrategy)

Build a clusterer.

Parameters:
  `random` - random generator to use for choosing initial centers
  `emptyStrategy` - strategy to use for handling empty clusters that may appear during algorithm iterations
Since:
  2.2

### Method Detail

#### cluster

    public List<Cluster<T>> cluster(Collection<T> points,
                           int k,
                           int maxIterations)

Runs the K-means++ clustering algorithm.

Parameters:
  `points` - the points to cluster
  `k` - the number of clusters to split the data into
  `maxIterations` - the maximum number of iterations to run the algorithm for. If negative, no maximum will be used
Returns:
  a list of clusters containing the points

#### assignPointsToClusters

    private static <T extends Clusterable<T>> void assignPointsToClusters(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters,
                                                         Collection<T> points)

Adds the given points to the closest `Cluster`.

Type Parameters:
  `T` - type of the points to cluster
Parameters:
  `clusters` - the `Cluster`s to add the points to
  `points` - the points to add to the given `Cluster`s

#### chooseInitialCenters

    private static <T extends Clusterable<T>> List<Cluster<T>> chooseInitialCenters(Collection<T> points,
                                                                   int k,
                                                                   Random random)

Use K-means++ to choose the initial centers.

Type Parameters:
  `T` - type of the points to cluster
Parameters:
  `points` - the points to choose the initial centers from
  `k` - the number of centers to choose
  `random` - random generator to use
Returns:
  the initial centers

#### getPointFromLargestVarianceCluster

    private T getPointFromLargestVarianceCluster(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters)

Get a random point from the `Cluster` with the largest distance variance.

Parameters:
  `clusters` - the `Cluster`s to search
Returns:
  a random point from the selected cluster

#### getPointFromLargestNumberCluster

    private T getPointFromLargestNumberCluster(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters)

Get a random point from the `Cluster` with the largest number of points

Parameters:
  `clusters` - the `Cluster`s to search
Returns:
  a random point from the selected cluster

#### getFarthestPoint

    private T getFarthestPoint(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters)

Get the point farthest to its cluster center

Parameters:
  `clusters` - the `Cluster`s to search
Returns:
  point farthest to its cluster center

#### getNearestCluster

    private static <T extends Clusterable<T>> Cluster<T> getNearestCluster(Collection<Cluster<T>> clusters,
                                                          T point)

Returns the nearest `Cluster` to the given point

Type Parameters:
  `T` - type of the points to cluster
Parameters:
  `clusters` - the `Cluster`s to search
  `point` - the point to find the nearest `Cluster` for
Returns:
  the nearest `Cluster` to the given point