R: Function to form hierarchical cluster analysis of items

ICLUST.cluster {psych} | R Documentation

## Function to form hierarchical cluster analysis of items

### Description

The guts of the `ICLUST` algorithm. Called by `ICLUST` See ICLUST for description.

### Usage

    ICLUST.cluster(r.mat, ICLUST.options,smc.items)

### Arguments

`r.mat` | A correlation matrix
`ICLUST.options` | A list of options (see `ICLUST`)
`smc.items` | passed from the main program to speed up processing

### Details

See `ICLUST`

### Value

A list of cluster statistics, described more fully in `ICLUST`

`comp1` | Description of 'comp1'
`comp2` | Description of 'comp2'

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### Note

Although the main code for ICLUST is here in ICLUST.cluster, the more extensive documentation is for `ICLUST`.

### Author(s)

William Revelle

### References

Revelle, W. 1979, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis and the Internal Structure of Tests. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 14, 57-74. http://personality-project.org/revelle/publications/iclust.pdf
See also more extensive documentation at http://personality-project.org/r/r.ICLUST.html

### See Also

`ICLUST.graph`,`ICLUST`, `cluster.fit` , `VSS`, `omega`

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