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Clustering Uncertain Data Using Voronoi Diagrams and R-Tree Index

Abstract

Clustering uncertain objects has been a topic for research. In this paper the process of clustering uncertain objects and the usage of PDFs (Probability Density Functions) to describe their locations is considered. UKmeans algorithm is not efficient in handling uncertain objects. This paper demonstrates it. The reason for its inefficiency can be traced back to the fact that it computes EDs (Expected Distances) between cluster representatives and objects. It performs numerical integrations for computing EDs which are expensive. In this paper the concept of Voronoi diagrams is proposed to reduce number of ED calculations. When compared with previous bounding-box-based technique, this is more effective and analytically proven. Furthermore this paper proposes building an R-tree index in order to organize uncertain objects. This can effectively reduce overheads pertaining to pruning. The experiments revealed that the techniques used in this paper are additive. Moreover, when used in combination they outperformed earlier methods.

S.Thirunavukkarasu, Dr.K.P.Kaliyamurthie

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