Cluster analysis Cluster analysis provides an abstraction from individual data objects to the clusters in which those data objects reside. Some clustering techniques characterize each cluster in terms of a cluster prototype. The prototype is a data object that is representative of the other objects in the cluster. 8/20/2016 PATTERN RECOGNITIONCluster analysis Cluster analysis provides an abstraction from individual data objects to the clusters in which those data objects reside. Some clustering techniques characterize each cluster in terms of a cluster prototype. The prototype is a data object that is representative of the other objects in the cluster. 8/20/2016 PATTERN RECOGNITION 4