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The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators
Abstract
This study aims to identify cluster structure of European Union (EU) Member countries and Candidate Turkey in terms of environmental waste indicators and to determine the other member countries which are classified in the same cluster with Turkey. Hierarchical and non-hierarchical clustering methods were used to determine clusters of 28 member countries and Turkey according to the total 8 environmental waste indicators. The optimal cluster number and the best method were identified with the silhouette index which is a cluster validity index. The results from the cluster analysis using the hierarchical and non-hierarchical methods showed that there are six clusters according to the environmental waste indicators of EU countries and Turkey. The average Silhouette index shows that the k-means gives more valid results than the ward. According to the Silhouette index obtained by k-means method, Turkey has been found to be classified in the same cluster with 50% of the EU countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Latvia etc.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 8, 2020
Submission Date
July 13, 2018
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 26 Number: 3
APA
Söküt Açar, T., & Ayman Öz, N. (2020). The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 26(3), 481-487. https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS
AMA
1.Söküt Açar T, Ayman Öz N. The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2020;26(3):481-487. https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS
Chicago
Söküt Açar, Tuğba, and Nilgün Ayman Öz. 2020. “The Determination of Optimal Cluster Number by Silhouette Index at Clustering of the European Union Member Countries and Candidate Turkey by Waste Indicators”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 26 (3): 481-87. https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS.
EndNote
Söküt Açar T, Ayman Öz N (June 1, 2020) The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 26 3 481–487.
IEEE
[1]T. Söküt Açar and N. Ayman Öz, “The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators”, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 481–487, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS
ISNAD
Söküt Açar, Tuğba - Ayman Öz, Nilgün. “The Determination of Optimal Cluster Number by Silhouette Index at Clustering of the European Union Member Countries and Candidate Turkey by Waste Indicators”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 26/3 (June 1, 2020): 481-487. https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS.
JAMA
1.Söküt Açar T, Ayman Öz N. The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2020;26:481–487.
MLA
Söküt Açar, Tuğba, and Nilgün Ayman Öz. “The Determination of Optimal Cluster Number by Silhouette Index at Clustering of the European Union Member Countries and Candidate Turkey by Waste Indicators”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2020, pp. 481-7, https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS.
Vancouver
1.Tuğba Söküt Açar, Nilgün Ayman Öz. The determination of optimal cluster number by Silhouette index at clustering of the European Union member countries and candidate Turkey by waste indicators. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;26(3):481-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA76RU23ZS