
Analysis of Centroid Cluster in X-Means Clustering in Data 
Classification: Power Absorb Oxygen 
Sardo Pardingotan Sipayung
1
, Poltak Sihombing
1
 and Sutarman
2
 
1
Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, 
Medan, Indonesia 
2
Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera 
Utara 
Keywords:  Oxygen, Cluster, Centroid, X-Mean. 
Abstract:  On gardens city of Medan, there are type different trees. On every tree have power absorbency oxygen and 
work issue oxygen every day. It will be grouping the tree data that issued oxygen with use X-Means method 
on Clustering algorithm. Then in research, an analysis to centroid that is point data center  inside  process 
grouping,  then  need  t o a n   analysis  centroid  in  determining gift  value  early  to process  the  beginning 
of clustering. So that data was used as point center cluster on process X-Means clustering algorithm.
1  INTRODUCTION 
Centroid cluster selected in a manner random through 
a  number  of  K-cluster.  Algorithm  share  the  data 
provided  to  in  K-cluster,  respectively  have 
membership cluster own and set every data point to 
center mass closest. Then compile reset it centroid use 
association  cluster  when  this  and  if  grouping  not 
fused, the process will be repeat to several times. X-
means  clustering  is  variation  from  K-means 
clustering  treat allocation  cluster  with  try partition 
over  and  over  and  keep  separation  optimal results, 
arrive some criteria achieved. X-mean cluster with do 
grouping  intrinsic  in  a data  set  that  is  not  labeled. 
Giving fast way and efficient for grouping data that 
doesn't structure, usage concurrency  with speed up 
process model and construction use. 
Point center cluster or centroid  is a point early 
start grouping in the cluster on algorithm K-Means. 
Data  grouping  is  done  with  calculating  distance 
closest with point center initial cluster as point central 
information every group or cluster. However on its 
application, determination point center initial cluster 
this  is  what  become  weakness  from  algorithm  K-
Means. This caused because not there is an approach 
used  to  choose  and  determine  point  center  cluster. 
Point center cluster selected in a manner just any or 
random from a set of data. The results clustering from 
algorithm  K-Means  often  less  optimal  and  not 
maximum  in  every  experiment  conducted.  By 
because  that,  can  say  it  that  well  bad  the  results 
clustering,  very  depend  on  point  center  cluster  or 
centroid beginning (Baswade, 2013). 
Some researchers have looked for the problem of 
k-means  clustering  and  some  have  taken  many 
approaches  to  accelerate  k-means.  But  several 
methods  have  been  introduced  to  scalability  and 
reduce the time complexity of the k-means algorithm. 
(Pelleg,  2000)  has  proposed  a  method  called  X-
means.  The  purpose  of  this  method  is  to  divide 
several centroids into two to match the data reached. 
The  X-means  algorithm  has  proven  to  be  more 
efficient than k-means. This method does not have 
any  disadvantages,  based  on  the  BIC  (Bayesian 
Information  Criterion)  on  the  separation  of  many 
centroid selections when the data is not completely 
spherical. 
2  RESEARCH METHODS 
2.1  Clustering 
Clustering is method classify or partition data inside 
a  dataset.  On  basically  clustering  are  something 
method  for  looking  for  and  group  data  that  has 
similarity characteristic (similarity) between one data 
with  other  data  (Bhusare,  2014).  The  Cluster  is  a 
group data objects that have similarity one each other 
Sipayung, S., Sihombing, P. and Sutarman, .
Analysis of Centroid Cluster in X-Means Clustering in Data Classification: Power Absorb Oxygen.
DOI: 10.5220/0008547601350137
In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Technology (ICONART 2019), pages 135-137
ISBN: 978-989-758-404-6
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