[R] hclust question

[Olivier Houix]

Dear Ranjan
You can just use this:

dissimilarity <- as.dist(your-own-distance-matrix)
h <- hclust(dissimilarity, method = "complete")

your own distance matrix must be a dissimilarity matrix

Olivier Houix
Ranjan Maitra wrote:
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> Dear all,
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> I have a question with regard to the use of hclust. I would like to be
> able to specify my own distance matrix instead of asking R to compute
> the distance matrix for me. It is computationally easier for me this
> way. My question is: How can I get hclust to accept this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ranjan
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