dendrogram
Hierarchical clustering visualization
A dendrogram is a branching diagram that shows hierarchical relationships, resembling a tree with splitting limbs.
In biology, dendrograms illustrate evolutionary relationships between species.
In statistics, they display how data clusters group together: The dendrogram showed three distinct clusters of customer types.
The structure reads from trunk to branches or vice versa, depending on the analysis.
Classification by common descent
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- cladesMonophyletic taxonomic groups
- monophyleticFrom one ancestral lineage
speciation · ancestor · common ancestor · divergence · molecular · taxonomy · systematics · homology
Color-scaled data visualization
- cladogramDiagram of evolutionary branching
- REighteenth alphabet symbol
- axisRotation reference line
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
color-coded · horizontal · vertical · circular · radial · polar · interactive · zoomable
Splitting into separate directions
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- forkTined eating tool
- treeWoody perennial plant
root · node · leaf · parent · child · sibling · depth · level
cladistics
Classification by common descent
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- cladesMonophyletic taxonomic groups
monophyletic · speciation · ancestor · common ancestor · divergence · molecular · taxonomy · systematics · homology · trait
heatmap
Color-scaled data visualization
labels · color-coded · horizontal · vertical · circular · radial · polar · interactive · zoomable · collapsible
branching
Splitting into separate directions
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- forkTined eating tool
tree · root · node · leaf · parent · child · sibling · depth · level · topology
hierarchical
Organized by rank
ward · distance · similarity · dissimilarity · height · cutoff · threshold · merge · split · singleton
dendrogramflowchart
Diagram showing workflow steps
timeline · Gantt chart · mesh network · decision tree · network diagram
grammar, diagram, dendrite, dendrology, rhododendron, dendritic, dendrites, dendrochronology, dendrologist