- How do you choose the number of clusters for K-means?
- How do I choose the best number of K in k-means clustering?
How do you choose the number of clusters for K-means?
Choose the number of clusters as the smallest value of k such that the gap statistic is within one standard deviation of the gap at k+1: Gap(k)≥Gap(k + 1)−sk + 1.
How do I choose the best number of K in k-means clustering?
There is a popular method known as elbow method which is used to determine the optimal value of K to perform the K-Means Clustering Algorithm. The basic idea behind this method is that it plots the various values of cost with changing k. As the value of K increases, there will be fewer elements in the cluster.