A Combination Scheme for Fuzzy Clustering

In this paper we present a voting scheme for fuzzy cluster algorithms. This voting method allows us to combine several runs of cluster algorithms resulting in a common partition. This helps us to tackle the problem of choosing the appropriate clustering method for a data set where we have no a priori information about it. We mathematically derive the algorithm from theoretical considerations. Experiments show that the voting algorithm finds structurally stable results. Several cluster validity indexes show the improvement of the voting result in comparison to simple fuzzy voting.