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    Semantic description and internal validation of clusters for applications in categorical data sets
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2024-06-19) Aquino, Roberto Douglas Guimarães de [UNIFESP]; Curtis, Vitor Venceslau; Verri, Filipe Alves Neto; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0145582312635382; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1785341067396776; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2373005809061037
    In clustering problems whose objective is not based specifically on spatial proximity but rather on feature patterns, traditional cluster validation indices may not be appropriate. This work proposes a tool that performs the description of clusters and can be used as an internal validation index to suggest the most appropriate number of clusters for applications in categorical data sets. To evaluate our index, we also propose a categorical synthetic data generator specifically designed for this application. We tested synthetic and real data sets with different configurations to evaluate the performance of the proposed index in comparison with well-known indexes in the literature. Thus, we demonstrate that the index has great potential to describe clusters and discover the number of most suitable clusters. The synthetic data generator is capable of producing relevant data sets for the internal validation process.