Help in Cluster analysis

[Krishna-17]

Hello Friends,

I want to cluster analyse my data.
I analysed the animals present in 18 stations of the 3 sampling seasons in
a year.
Now I want to do Hierarchial Cluster analysis in SPSS.
So, How do I it. Help me. This is the first time I am using cluster
analysis.
Ok, Thanks for the help in anticipation

[Hector Maletta]

        Khrisna,
        I feel unable to respond unless you make your question more clear.
You should clarify what measurements have you collected about your animals,
and what is the purpose of your work. Also, you should explain why you
"want" to perform a cluster analysis on your data, since you do not seem to
know how to do it and this may indicate you do not know much either about
cluster analysis itself. Was it a sudden desire that hit you one morning, or
something you were simply told to do by someone in authority, or was it a
reasoned conclusion from theory and methodology in order to achieve the
goals of your research?
        Please enlighten us.
        Hector

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De: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] En nombre de
Krishna
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Asunto: Help in Cluster analysis

        Hello Friends,

        I want to cluster analyse my data.
        I analysed the animals present in 18 stations of the 3 sampling
seasons in
        a year.
        Now I want to do Hierarchial Cluster analysis in SPSS.
        So, How do I it. Help me. This is the first time I am using cluster
        analysis.
        Ok, Thanks for the help in anticipation

[statisticsdoc]

Krishna,

Sounds like an interesting question.  Could you provide an example of how
the data for a specific case is arrayed, and also discuss what your goal is
in clustering or otherwise analyzing the data?

Best,

Stephen Brand

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design, visit
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-----Original Message-----
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Krishna
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 4:01 AM
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Subject: Help in Cluster analysis


Hello Friends,

I want to cluster analyse my data.
I analysed the animals present in 18 stations of the 3 sampling seasons in
a year.
Now I want to do Hierarchial Cluster analysis in SPSS.
So, How do I it. Help me. This is the first time I am using cluster
analysis.
Ok, Thanks for the help in anticipation