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blockmodeling (version 0.3.6)

rand: Comparing partitions

Description

Rand Index and Rand Index corrected/adjusted for chance for comparing partitions (Hubert & Arabie, 1985). The names of the clusters do not matter.

Usage

rand(tab)
rand2(clu1, clu2)
crand(tab)
crand2(clu1, clu2)

Arguments

clu1, clu2

The two partitions to be compared, given in the form of vectors, where for each unit a cluster membership is given.

tab

A contingency table obtained as a table(clu1, clu2).

Value

The value of Rand Index (corrected/adjusted for chance).

References

Hubert, L., & Arabie, P. (1985). Comparing Partitions. Journal of Classification, 2(1), 193-218.