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Dendrogram using Centroid Method
FIFA World Cup Players 2006
Rescaled Distance Cluster Combine
C A S E 0 5 10 15 20 25
Label Num +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
David Beckham 1 òø
Cristiano Ronaldo2 òôAø
Luca Toni 6 ò÷ ùòòòòòòòòDòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòø
Zinedine Zidane 7 òòB÷ ó
Michael Owen 4 òø ó
Mattias Jonson 5 òôòCòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòòò÷
Carlos Bocanegra 3 ò÷
At Distance 1, Clusters A, B, & C are created. Cluster A consists of 3 soccer players, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luca Toni. Cluster B consist only of Zinedine Zidane. Cluster C consists of Michael Owen, Mattias Jonson and Carlos Bocanegra.
At Distance 2, Cluster A and B merge to form Cluster D.
Overall, the greatest number of segments possible at any given time ("Distance") is three (Cluster A, B, and C at distance 1).
Overall, if one must divide these soccer players into two reliable Clusters, those two Clusters would be Cluster D and C.
The sources for this project was found on the web for Fox Sport on July 6, 2006, which, can be viewed at <http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/worldcup/stats#top>