Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Plots

Dendrogram. Displays a dendrogram. Dendrograms can be used to assess the cohesiveness of the clusters formed and can provide information about the appropriate number of clusters to keep.

Icicle. Displays an icicle plot, including all clusters or a specified range of clusters. Icicle plots display information about how cases are combined into clusters at each iteration of the analysis. Orientation allows you to select a vertical or horizontal plot.

Choosing Plot Settings

This feature requires the Statistics Base option.

  1. From the menus choose:

    Analyze > Classify > Hierarchical Cluster...

  2. In the Hierarchical Cluster Analysis dialog box, click Plots.