Dimensionality Reduction and Unsupervised Learning
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Compare hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and k-means clustering
 - Conduct an HCA and interpret the output
 - Tune a number of clusters for k-means clustering
 - Select an optimal number of principal components for dimension reduction
 - Perform supervised dimension compression using linear discriminant function analysis (LDA)
 
This chapter will cover various concepts that fall under dimensionality reduction and unsupervised learning.