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Journal of the American Statistical Association Volume 78, 1983 - Issue 383
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Invited Paper

A Method for Comparing Two Hierarchical Clusterings

E. B. Fowlkes Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 07974, USA
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C. L. Mallows Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 07974, USA
Pages 553-569 | Received 01 May 1981, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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