Stop using the elbow criterion for k-means and how to choose the number of clusters instead · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2212.12189/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:27:26 GMTStop using the elbow criterion for k-means and how to choose the number of clusters instead — HN submissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43450550urn:hackerpapers:submission:2212.12189:43450550Sun, 23 Mar 2025 02:51:38 GMT<p>Stop using the elbow criterion for k-means</p><p></p><p>79 points; 28 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2212.12189/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>stat.ML