A method of combining data into similar groups based on provided variables *Tableau uses color to distinguish between clusters Clustering Analysis
When Would I Use Clustering?
Recommendations Location Planning Customer Loyalty Programs Climate Change Use Cases
Step 4: Analyze the Clusters
How Does Clustering Work?
Tableau uses the k-means algorithm for clustering. For a given number of clusters k, the algorithm partitions the data into k clusters. Each cluster has a center (centroid) that is the mean value of all the points in that cluster. Clustering
Testing Accuracy
x Calinski-Harabasz criterion
Variables: Sum of CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons) Sum of CO2 emissions, total (KtCO2) Level of Detail: Country name Scaling: Normalized Inputs for Clustering
Number of Clusters: 5 Number of Points: 218 Between-group Sum of Squares: 5.0161 Within-group Sum of Squares: 0.64986 Total Sum of Squares: 5.6659 Summary Diagnostics