Computational-Content-Analysis-2018 / 19-Jan-1-General-purpose-computer-assisted-clustering-and-conceptualization

Grimmer, Justin and Gary King. 2011. “General purpose computer-assisted clustering and conceptualization.”PNAS (Feb. 3).
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Interpreting novel clusters/classifications #9

Open ZhaodiChen opened 6 years ago

ZhaodiChen commented 6 years ago

Since the authors argue that there is no "gold standard" in when applying unsupervised clustering method, researchers need to look at the clustering results with their own theoretical framework and research purpose. But will this proposition hinder the possibility of constructing new theories, especially when we are trying to interpret novel clusters or classifications?