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\ No newline at end of file +</div> + +## Bisecting k-means + + +Bisecting k-means is a kind of [hierarchical clustering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchical_clustering) using a +divisive (or "top-down") approach: all observations start in one cluster, and splits are performed recursively as one +moves down the hierarchy. + +Bisecting K-means can often be much faster than regular K-means, but it will generally produce a different clustering. + +`BisectingKMeans` is implemented as an `Estimator` and generates a `BisectingKMeansModel` as the base model. + +### Example + +<div class="codetabs"> + +<div data-lang="scala" markdown="1"> +Refer to the [Scala API docs](api/scala/index.html#org.apache.spark.ml.clustering.BisectingKMeans) for more details. + +{% include_example scala/org/apache/spark/examples/ml/BisectingKMeansExample.scala %} +</div> + +<div data-lang="java" markdown="1"> +Refer to the [Java API docs](api/java/org/apache/spark/ml/clustering/BisectingKMeans.html) for more details. + +{% include_example java/org/apache/spark/examples/ml/JavaBisectingKMeansExample.java %} +</div> + +<div data-lang="python" markdown="1"> +Refer to the [Python API docs](api/python/pyspark.ml.html#pyspark.ml.clustering.BisectingKMeans) for more details. + +{% include_example python/ml/bisecting_k_means_example.py %} +</div> + +</div> |