Table 1.

The cluster validity scores for the nine case studies from the scRNA-seq gene expression dataset.

Case Study (CS) ID	$\mathit{cl}$	$\mathit{FSI}$ (↑ ${}^{\mathit{a}}$)	$\mathit{PE}$ (↓ ${}^{\mathit{b}}$)	$\mathit{PC}$ (↑ ${}^{\mathit{a}}$)	$\mathit{MPC}$ (↑ ${}^{\mathit{a}}$)
CS1	2	0.482	0.578	0.607	0.215
CS2	3	0.543	0.886	0.482	0.224
CS3	4	0.588	0.117	0.373	0.164
CS4	5	0.632	0.139	0.304	0.130
CS5	6	0.333	0.157	0.246	0.095
CS6	7	0.364	0.172	0.215	0.085
CS7	8	0.340	0.185	0.190	0.075
CS8	9	0.328	0.197	0.165	0.061
CS9	10	0.267	0.209	0.153	0.059

${}^a$ maximization index, ${}^b$ minimization index.