R: Comparing partitions

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## Comparing partitions

### Description

Rand Index and Rand Index corrected/adjusted for chance for comparing partitions (Hubert and Arabie, 1985). The names of the clusters do not matter.

### Usage

    rand(tab)
    rand2(clu1, clu2)
    crand(tab)
    crand2(clu1, clu2)

### Arguments

`clu1, clu2` | The two partitions to be compared, given in the from of vectors, where for each unit a cluster membership is given.
`tab` | A contingency table obtaind as table(clu1,clu2)

### Value

The value of Rand Index (corrected/adjusted for chance)

### Author(s)

Aleš Žiberna

### References

Hubert L. in Arabie P. (1985): Comparing Partitions. Journal of Classification, 2, 193-218.

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