Adel Shirazy
Published: 2020-06-02
Total Pages: 96
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In recent years, due to the high dependence of mineral projects on the precise determination of the tonnage of mineral materials, the various methods have been developed to estimate the grade such as geometric methods based on distance and geostatistics. Each method has limitations and disadvantages which affect the accuracy of estimation. One of the new methods is the grade estimation using the clustering. The cluster analysis methods are widely used in the earth sciences. The cluster grouping method is used to classify geochemical data. The cluster analysis connects the observations to each other which together have many similarities, then, the observations consecutively connect them which are most similar to previous observations. In other words, in clustering, we try to divide the data into clusters that the similarity is maximized between the data within each cluster and it is minimized between the data within the different clusters. No classes already exist in the clustering method and in fact, the variables are not divided independently and dependently, but here, the search is performed to access groups of data which are similar to each other and the behaviors can be better identified by discovering these similarities and it can be operated to achieve a better result based on them. The clustering method is an indirect method; this means that it can be used even when there is no previous information from the internal structure of the database. This method can be used to discover hidden patterns and improve the performance of direct methods. Behavioral science is under clustering methods. Behavioral science is a scientific way to identify the relationship between elements to identify the causes of this relationship There has long been a debate over how to identify the relationship between elements in different ways. Hence, the correlation of the elements can be mentioned. There are different types. But for a better view, we can say that all methods that show us the behavior of one or more elements to an element or group of elements are called behavioral. These methods can use different parameters to evaluate the behavior of the elements. Methods that examine the distances between elements in different ways than methods that summarize the dimensions of the data and search for the behavioral pattern of the data. The methods introduced in different books are always without operational training, and this leads the readers only to the theory of method. Therefore, we intend to put all the introduced and innovative methods with instructions so that you can get acquainted with its theory and learn how to get the outputs of that method. For example, we introduce methods that require the use of special software and try to bring you closer to the goal. Although some methods are not designed for any software, in this book we will provide you with the written code of MATLAB software that you can use to access the provided outputs. The main question arises when to measure behavior. The answer is that you can measure behavior at all stages of a project. When we want to understand the strange changes of the elements relative to each other or we examine the behavior of the joints and gaps in relation to the element. Even when we want to find out from the extensive analysis of one element in the region the concentration of other elements. Let's look at the petrological structures of the region or try to discover the mineralization type of a region. In this book, we intend to examine the following methods. - Correlation - Hierarchical analysis - K - Means - Regression analysis - PCA (Principal Component Analysis) - DA(Discriminant Analysis)