archetypes {archetypes} | R Documentation |
Perform archetypal analysis on a data matrix.
archetypes(data, k, maxIterations=100, minImprovement=sqrt(.Machine$double.eps), maxKappa=1000, verbose=TRUE, saveHistory=TRUE, family=archetypesFamily("default"))
data |
A numeric $n times m$ data matrix. |
k |
The number of archetypes. |
maxIterations |
The maximum number of iterations. |
minImprovement |
The minimal value of improvement between two iterations. |
maxKappa |
The limit of kappa to report an ill-ness warning. |
verbose |
Print some details during execution. |
saveHistory |
Save each execution step in an environment for further analyses. |
family |
Blocks defining the underlying problem solving mechanisms;
see archetypesFamily . |
An object of class archetypes
, see
as.archetypes
.
Please see the vignette for a detailed explanation!
Cutler and Breiman. Archetypal Analysis. Technometrics, 36(4), 1994. 338-348.
data(toy) a <- archetypes(toy, 3)