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Checkpoints' Segmentation




               Objectives :

              T       he segmentation of the checkpoint is not the most useful analysis


                      when used alone. However when used as a support analysis, it can

                      help and reinforce results found via other methods.

               In  our  case  we  want  to  see  if  some  checkpoints  share  similar  traits  so
               that  if  we  use  statistic  algorithms  without  human  interaction,  will  we
               have interesting segmented groups.


               Clustering Methodology:





                                             All features available





                                                                                       reduce our 30 features
                                       Principal Component Analysis                       into only 2 ones





                                                                                Using our 2 aggregated
                                               K-Means Algorithm                 features, will cluster

                                                                                checkpoints in 3 groups




               After  these  processes,  we  obtained  a  segmentation  totally  done  by
               statistics with no human meddling.


               What is already striking before any analysis, is how the checkpoint #3 is
               an outlier on this segmentation. Even though it is from the blue group, it
               is far away from the checkpoints of its group.


                                                                              Index of Dedication
                                                 CP#3


                   CP#15
                                              CP#5
                      CP#17                                             Replayability
                                                        CP#2                                           Ind. Frustration
                          CP#21                 CP#6        CP#1
                     CP#25                 CP#7
                               CP#19  CP#13
                 CP#27   CP#23               CP#9     CP#4
                                         CP#11
                                       CP#16   CP#14  CP#8
                       CP#29              CP#20      CP#10
                                     CP#22
                                                  CP#12
                                 CP#26  CP#24 CP#18
                                     CP#28                            Perseverance         Tenacity
                                                                                                                18
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