Clustering from Data Streams

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Clustering is one of the most popular data mining techniques. In this article, we review the relevant methods and algorithms for designing cluster algorithms under the data streams computational model and discuss research directions in tracking evolving clusters.

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Gama, J. (2024). Clustering from Data Streams. In: Phung, D., Webb, G.I., Sammut, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Machine Learning and Data Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7502-7_41-2

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    Clustering from Data Streams
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7502-7_41-2

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7502-7_41-1

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