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- noun biology  A tree-like 
diagram used to show theancestors anddescendents ofspecies  
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The algorithm, developed by Rosolowsky, outputs results in a "dendrogram," which is a treelike representation of data.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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The algorithm, developed by Rosolowsky, outputs results in a "dendrogram," which is a treelike representation of data.
Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us 2009
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The 3D pdf format, which can be displayed by any computer with up-to-date Adobe Reader software installed, was used to present a "dendrogram" illustrating the role of gravitation in the formation of stars within mighty interstellar gas clouds.
The Register 2009
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To take into account the evidence of upward skewing already noted in table 1, the dendrogram model offered in figure 1 includes horizontal arrows between various descent lines on the tree.
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Applying these estimates to the shared cognation rates established in table 1, which were used to construct the dendrogram in figure 1, provides a way to estimate the probable approximate timing of proto-Ruvu divergence into its descendant languages.
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This can be depicted using a tree model, also called a dendrogram.
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A dendrogram of House of Delegates relationships based on voting in six bills.
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But here is the clustering dendrogram PAST created with this data set.
Cluster analysis - part 2 AYDIN 2007
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The lesson from this exercise is that one needs to be careful about how one interprets a dendrogram.
Cluster analysis - part 2 AYDIN 2007
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Here is the dendrogram I got back from PAST for my data set.
Cluster analysis - part 1 AYDIN 2007
 
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