Optimum grouping and the boundary problem

Milad Sawiris

Journal of Applied Statistics, 2000, vol. 27, issue 3, 363-371

Abstract: Given a set of n elements or observations that form a continuous variable, it is required to divide their distribution into k homogenous groups where k > 2, and the purpose is to minimize the within-groups variance. This paper investigates procedures for such a division and shows how to find the boundaries separating the groups.

Date: 2000
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