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- Title
Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Advanced Clustering Techniques in Bioaerosol Data: Evaluating the Efficacy of K-Means, HCA, and GenieClust with and without Autoencoder Integration.
- Authors
Moss, Maxamillian A. N.; Hughes, Dagen D.; Crawford, Ian; Gallagher, Martin W.; Flynn, Michael J.; Topping, David O.
- Abstract
In a comparative study contrasting new and traditional clustering techniques, the capabilities of K-means, the hierarchal clustering algorithm (HCA), and GenieClust were examined. Both K-means and HCA demonstrated strong consistency in cluster profiles and sizes, emphasizing their effectiveness in differentiating particle types and confirming that the fundamental patterns within the data were captured reliably. An added dimension to the study was the integration of an autoencoder (AE). When coupled with K-means, the AE enhanced outlier detection, particularly in identifying compositional loadings of each cluster. Conversely, whilst the AE's application to all methods revealed a potential for noise reduction by removing infrequent, larger particles, in the case of HCA, this information distortion during the encoding process may have affected the clustering outcomes by reducing the number of observably distinct clusters. The findings from this study indicate that GenieClust, when applied both with and without an AE, was effective in delineating a notable number of distinct clusters. Furthermore, each cluster's compositional loadings exhibited greater internal variability, distinguishing up to 3× more particle types per cluster compared to traditional means, and thus underscoring the algorithms' ability to differentiate subtle data patterns. The work here postulates that the application of GenieClust both with and without an AE may provide important information through initial outlier detection and enriched speciation with an AE applied, evidenced by a greater number of distinct clusters within the main body of the data.
- Subjects
OUTLIER detection; NOISE control; COMPARATIVE studies; REDUCTION potential; FUNGAL spores; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
- Publication
Atmosphere, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 9, p1416
- ISSN
2073-4433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/atmos14091416