Number of iterations in k-Means

Silence
Silence New Altair Community Member
edited November 5 in Community Q&A
Hello everyone! I've got another question with regards to k-Means algorithm.

Is there a reason behind RapidMiner's default value of the number of iterations in the k-Means algorithms, which is 10?
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  • land
    land New Altair Community Member
    Hi,
    yes, there are three reasons for this default:
    1. The number is not too small to get reasonable results.
    2. The number is not that big that you will have to wait forever.
    3. It's a nice number. By chance I have the exactly same number of fingers! :)

    Greetings,
      Sebastian
  • Silence
    Silence New Altair Community Member
    -likes Sir Sebastian's sense of humor- :P

    Thanks for the insights!  ^^

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