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scipy.cluster.hierarchy.maxdists

scipy.cluster.hierarchy.maxdists(Z)

Returns the maximum distance between any cluster for each non-singleton cluster.

Parameters :

Z : ndarray

The hierarchical clustering encoded as a matrix. See linkage for more information.

Returns :

MD : ndarray

A (n-1) sized numpy array of doubles; MD[i] represents the maximum distance between any cluster (including singletons) below and including the node with index i. More specifically, MD[i] = Z[Q(i)-n, 2].max() where Q(i) is the set of all node indices below and including node i.