Manning, Christopher, Prabhakar Raghavan and Hinrich Schütze. 2008. “Flat Clustering” and “Hierarchical Clustering.” Chapters 16 and 17 from Introduction to Information Retrieval.
I understand how hierarchical clustering can provide more information than flat clustering, but when dealing with 'big' data -- flat clustering can be more efficient. How can we determine which is more useful? When are there clear trade-offs?
I understand how hierarchical clustering can provide more information than flat clustering, but when dealing with 'big' data -- flat clustering can be more efficient. How can we determine which is more useful? When are there clear trade-offs?