Fuzzy K-Minpen Clustering and K-nearest-minpen Classification Procedures Incorporating Generic Distance-Based Penalty Minimizers

We discuss a generalization of the fuzzy (weighted) k-means clustering procedure and point out its relationships with data aggregation in spaces equipped with arbitrary dissimilarity measures. In the proposed setting, a data set partitioning is performed based on the notion of points' proximity to generic distance-based penalty minimizers. Moreover, a new data classification algorithm, resembling the k-nearest neighbors scheme but less computationally and memory demanding, is introduced. Rich examples in complex data domains indicate the usability of the methods and aggregation theory in general.