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Site Relationships at Quebrada Tarapaca, Chile: A Comparison of Clustering and Scaling Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

R. G. Matson  and
D. L. True
R. G. Matson
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology and Sociology,University of British Columbia
D. L. True
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology,University of California, Davis
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Abstract

This study is a comparison of the results of a variety of clustering methods and 2 multidimensional scaling techniques on data from sites in northern Chile. While differences do occur, the similarities among the results are strong in spite of differing inputs. In general, results of relative frequency analysis appear to be superior to those of presence/absence, and the techniques used seem to be viable additions to existing archaeological tools.

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American Antiquity , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 1974 , pp. 51 - 74
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1974

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