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Re:Genetic Data from over 20k U.S. Children Misused for 'Rac... by terminalshort on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:39PM (#46756165)
There absolutely are correct and incorrect ways of partitioning data into groups. Human genetics is no exception.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_analysis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup

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Re:Genetic Data from over 20k U.S. Children Misused for 'Rac... by yed on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:49PM (#46756269)
There are correct ways to group but there is no correct group size. Clustering algorithms inherently require some choice of sensitivity. There is no single correct choice for a given set of data, it all depends on what you’re trying to accomplish.
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