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Descriptor English: Cluster Analysis
Descriptor Spanish: Análisis por Conglomerados
Descriptor análisis por grupos
Entry term(s) agrupamientos
Scope note: Conjunto de métodos estadísticos utilizados para agrupar variables u observaciones en subgrupos con una gran interrelación. Se utiliza en epidemiología para analizar series de grupos de sucesos con gran afinidad entre sí o casos de enfermedad u otros fenómenos relacionados con la salud, cuyos modelos de distribución estén bien definidos con respecto al tiempo, espacio o ambos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Análise por Conglomerados
Descriptor French: Analyse de regroupements
Entry term(s): Analyses, Cluster
Analysis, Cluster
Cluster Analyses
Clustering
Clusterings
Tree number(s): E05.318.740.250
N05.715.360.750.200
N06.850.520.830.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016000
Scope note: A set of statistical methods used to group variables or observations into strongly inter-related subgroups. In epidemiology, it may be used to analyze a closely grouped series of events or cases of disease or other health-related phenomenon with well-defined distribution patterns in relation to time or place or both.
Annotation: usually NIM
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Statistics (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90; CLUSTERING was see SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING 1978-89
Online Note: use SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING to search CLUSTERING 1978-89
History Note: 90; CLUSTERING was see SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING 1978-89
Entry Version: CLUSTER ANAL
DeCS ID: 24568
Unique ID: D016000
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Cluster Analysis - Preferred
Concept UI M0024460
Scope note A set of statistical methods used to group variables or observations into strongly inter-related subgroups. In epidemiology, it may be used to analyze a closely grouped series of events or cases of disease or other health-related phenomenon with well-defined distribution patterns in relation to time or place or both.
Preferred term Cluster Analysis
Entry term(s) Analyses, Cluster
Analysis, Cluster
Cluster Analyses
Clustering
Clusterings



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