CriterionFunction

is an option in functions such as ClusterClassify that specifies the criterion to use to select a method.

Details

In the case of ClusterClassify, possible settings for CriterionFunction include:

	"StandardDeviation"	root-mean-square standard deviation
	"RSquared"	R-squared
	"Dunn"	Dunn index
	"CalinskiHarabasz"	Calinski–Harabasz index
	"DaviesBouldin"	Davies–Bouldin index
	"Silhouette"	Silhouette score
	Automatic	internal index

Generate some separated data and visualize it:

Construct a classifier function using the Automatic CriterionFunction:

Construct a classifier function using the Calinski–Harabasz index as CriterionFunction:

Compare the two clustering of the data:

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