Fuzzy K-Means Clustering without Cluster Centroids

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04940v2
• Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:59:23 GMT
• Title: Fuzzy K-Means Clustering without Cluster Centroids
• Authors: Yichen Bao, Han Lu, Quanxue Gao,
• Abstract summary: Fuzzy K-Means clustering is a critical technique in unsupervised data analysis. This paper proposes a novel Fuzzy textitK-Means clustering algorithm that entirely eliminates the reliance on cluster centroids.
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• Abstract: Fuzzy K-Means clustering is a critical technique in unsupervised data analysis. Unlike traditional hard clustering algorithms such as K-Means, it allows data points to belong to multiple clusters with varying degrees of membership, determined through iterative optimization to establish optimal cluster centers and memberships, thereby achieving fuzzy partitioning of data. However, the performance of popular Fuzzy K-Means algorithms is sensitive to the selection of initial cluster centroids and is also affected by noise when updating mean cluster centroids. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel Fuzzy \textit{K}-Means clustering algorithm that entirely eliminates the reliance on cluster centroids, obtaining membership metrics solely through distance matrix computation. This innovation enhances flexibility in distance measurement between sample points, thus improving the algorithm's performance and robustness. The paper also establishes theoretical connections between the proposed model and popular Fuzzy K-Means clustering techniques. Experimental results on several real datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithm.

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