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. 2015 Apr 14;200(2):651–665. doi: 10.1534/genetics.114.173443

Table 4. Cluster number determination from k-means testing.

k Phenotypic Genetic
2 44.8 36.7
3 61.5* 47.6
4 71.8 61.9*
5 76.0 69.3
6 83.4 79.2
7 85.2 83.3

Results for k-means testing of phenotypic and genetic correlation matrices using the average of the Lloyd (1982) and Hartigan and Wong (1979) algorithms. Hypothesized cluster number is the k-value input into the heuristic. Numbers reported for the phenotypic and genetic matrices are the average of the two algorithms’ results for the ratio of the between-groups sum-of-squares to the total sum-of-squares. The point at which the curve was determined to have its “elbow” is indicated with an asterisk.