Table 3.
All plo results for Simulation I
| RV | ICEM | KM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | .74 | .59 | .23 |
| Clusters | |||
| 2 | .62 | .32 | .04 |
| 4 | .73 | .62 | .22 |
| 6 | .86 | .83 | .42 |
| Variables | |||
| 2 | .73 | .63 | .11 |
| 4 | .78 | .63 | .25 |
| 6 | .70 | .51 | .32 |
| SS | |||
| 100 | .64 | .38 | .21 |
| 500 | .77 | .69 | .26 |
| 800 | .80 | .70 | .21 |
| Density | |||
| Equal-sized | .71 | .57 | .21 |
| 1 Small | .73 | .58 | .19 |
| 1 Large | .78 | .62 | .28 |
| Overlap | |||
| Close | .91 | .75 | .32 |
| Moderate | .69 | .55 | .19 |
| Well | .61 | .47 | .17 |
Each cell is the average proportion of solutions with a unique BIC. Bold values indicate the lowest plo for the factor condition. RV, random values; ICEM, iteratively constrained EM; KM, k-means clustering; AHC, agglomerative hierarchical clustering; SS, sum score.