Classification and Dissimilarity Analysis
Cutsem, Bernard van![Classification and Dissimilarity Analysis](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/110/11014772/CHSBZCOP0311014772.jpg)
Classifying objects according to their likeness seems to have been a step in the human process of acquiring knowledge, and it is certainly a basic part of many of the sciences. Historically, the scientific process has involved classification and organization particularly in sciences such as botany, geology, astronomy, and linguistics. In a modern context, we may view classification as deriving a hierarchical clustering of objects. Thus, classi...