Goodness Project

CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION USING K-MEANS
ALGORITHM
BY
ARONIMO GOODNESS BOSEDE
U2017/5570024
BEING A BSC PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF

THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT
HARCOURT.
FEBRUARY, 2023
CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this project was carried out by me, ARONIMO GOODNESS BOSEDE
(U2017/5570024) under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Chigoziri.
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DECLARATION
I declare that this project is my original work and has not been submitted for examination to
any other university.
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ADEBAYO GOODNESS BOSEDE
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DEDICATION
First and foremost, this work is dedicated to the almighty God for his grace and sustenance. To
my parents, who have always encouraged me to pursue my dreams, and instilled in me a love
for learning. Your unwavering support and belief in me has been the driving force behind my
success. This project is dedicated to you, with gratitude and love.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I offer my sincere thanks and deepest gratitude to God Almighty for his guidance in writing
this project. The Lord’s wisdom, knowledge and understanding have been my constant source
of strength, enabling me to finish this project.
Thanks to the Dean of Sciences (Prof. Mrs. Eka Essien), Dean of Computing (Prof. Laeticia
Onyejegbu), the Computer Science Head of Department (Dr. Friday Onuodu), and the entire
faculty/department for the good work you have been doing.
I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to Dr. Marcus Chigoziri for your guidance and
support throughout my project work. Your expertise, encouragement, and unwavering belief
in me have been instrumental in helping me to complete this project successfully.
I want to thank my colleagues who have in one way or another other contributed to the success
of this work, and the entire U2017 set of this great department. To the University of Port
Harcourt for giving me this wonderful opportunity to embark on this journey, and to see the
need for research and practicality beyond classwork, I say a big thank you.
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my course mate, Adebayo Samuel who
supported and encouraged me throughout my project. Your unwavering faith in my abilities
and constant motivation were instrumental in my success. Thank you for always being there
for me and for playing a significant role in bringing my project to fruition.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATION ii
DECLARATION iii
DEDICATION iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
LIST OF TABLES ix
LIST OF FIGURES x
ABSTRACT xi
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2
1.3 AIM OF THE STUDY 3
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 4
1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY 4
1.5 LIMITATIONS TO THE STUDY 4
1.6 DEFINTION OF TERMS 4
CHAPTER 2 6
LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.0 INTRODUCTION 6
2.2 K-MEANS ALGORITHM 7
2.3 KEY FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF K MEANS ALGORITHM 8
2.4 ADVANTAGE AND LIMITATION OF USING K-MEANS ALGORITHM 8
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2.5 ELBOW METHOD 9
2.6 PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE 10
2.7 APPLICATION OF K-MEANS ALGORITHM IN CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION

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2.8 COMPARISON OF K-MEANS CLUSTERING TO OTHER CLUSTERING METHOD

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2.9 DATA PREPROCESSING TECHNIQUES 13
2.10 DATA FEATURE SELECTION METHOD 14
2.11 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION 15
2.12 REVIEW OF RELATED WORKS 16
2.12.1 APPROACH 19
CHAPTER THREE 20
METHODOLOGY 20
3.0 INTRODUCTION 20
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 20
3.2 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SYSTEM 21
3.3 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED SYSTEM 22
3.4 DATA COLLECTION AND EXPLORATION 23
3.5 DATA PRE-PROCESSING 25
3.5.1 HANDLING MISSING DATA 25
3.5.2 FEATURE REDUCTION 26
3.5.3 FEATURE SCALING 27
3.6 DATA UNDERSTANDING AND VISUALIZATION 27
3.7 CLUSTER ANALYSIS 31
3.7.1 ELBOW METHOD 32
3.7.2 CLUSTERS VISUALIZATION 33
3.7.3 CHARACTERIZING CLUSTERS 34
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CHAPTER FOUR 35
IMPLEMENTATION AND PRESENTATION 35
4.0 INTRODUCTION 35
4.1 PRESENTATION OF CLUSTER RESULTS 35
4.2 WEB APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT 38
4.2.1 USER INTERFACE DESIGN 38
4.2.2 DATA PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION 38
4.2.3 ALGORITHM IMPLEMENTATION 38
4.2.4 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 38
4.3 TESTING 38
4.4 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED SYSTEM 42
CHAPTER FIVE 46
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 46
5.1 Conclusion 46
5. 2 Recommendation 46
5.3 Implication 46
5.4 Future Research 47
REFERENCES 48
APPENDICES 49
Dataset 49
Main.py 56
Customer segmentation code 59
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2. 1 Summary of related works 18
Table 2. 2 Summary of related works 19
Table 3. 1 Mall customers dataset 24

Table 3. 2 Statistical description of dataset 25
Table 3. 3 Checking for missing data (inconsistency) 25
Table 3. 4 Dataset with CustomerID column removed 26
Table 3. 5 Dataset with column spaces removed 27
Table 3. 6 Summary statistic of features 28
Table 3. 7 Correlation between dataset features 30
Table 4. 1 Summary of advices to company 36

Table 4. 2 Summary of advices to company 37
Table 4. 3 Analysis of existing system 43
Table 4. 4 Analysis of proposed system 43
Table 4. 5 Comparative analysis of existing and proposed system 44
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2. 1 Screenshot of jupyter notebook Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 10
Figure 3. 1 Process of research design 21

Figure 3. 2 New company using model in existing system 22
Figure 3. 3 Another company using the proposed system easily 23
Figure 3. 4 Dataset description and datatypes 24
Figure 3. 5 Check for missing data 26
Figure 3. 6 Gender distribution count plot 28
Figure 3. 7 Gender distribution 29
Figure 3. 8 Customers' annual income per age 29
Figure 3. 9 Relationship between all dataset features 30
Figure 3. 10 Correlation between dataset features 31
Figure 3. 11 The elbow method determining 5 optimum clusters 33
Figure 3. 12 Five clusters generated 33
Figure 4. 1 Clusters formed when k value is 1 39

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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the use of the K-means algorithm for customer segmentation. Data was
collected and preprocessed to remove missing and irrelevant information. The K-means
algorithm was then applied to the preprocessed data to create clusters of customers based on
their demographic and spending behaviors. The optimal number of clusters was determined
using the elbow method. The results of the study showed that the K-means algorithm
effectively segmented the customers into meaningful groups. Additionally, a comprehensive
analysis of existing related works was conducted, and it was discovered that they were all
limited to a single company and lacked robustness and ease of use for accommodating and
working with datasets from other companies. To address this limitation, the study aimed to
address the problem of customer segmentation by developing a user-friendly web application
that allowed organizations to generate reasonable clusters from their datasets with ease. The
goal of this work was to provide a solution that was not only effective in addressing the issue
of customer segmentation but also provided a user-friendly experience for organizations to
analyze their datasets.
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Customer segmentation is the process of grouping customers into specific categories based on
their characteristics, behaviours, and needs. This allows businesses to target their marketing
efforts and tailor their products and services to specific groups of customers, resulting in more
effective and efficient use of resources. There are various methods of segmentation, including
demographic, psychographic, geographic, and behavioural segmentation. By understanding the
different segments within their customer base, a business can create targeted and personalized
strategies to increase customer loyalty and drive sales. Once a company has segmented its
customer base, it can use information provided to develop targeted marketing campaigns and
strategies for each segment. This can lead to increased sales, as well as better understanding of
the company's customer base.
Customer segmentation is a kind of application of unsupervised learning. Using the

classification techniques companies are able to target the potential user base by classifying the
segment of customer. Machine learning methodologies are a great tool for analyzing customer
data and finding insights and patterns. Artificially intelligent models are powerful tools for
decision-makers. They can precisely identify customer segments, which is much harder to do
manually or with conventional analytical methods. (Dhiraj Kumar 2022). There are many
machine learning algorithms, each suitable for a specific type of problem. They include K-
means, DBSCAN, Agglomerative Clustering, and BIRCH, etc.
The k-means algorithm is a popular method for performing customer segmentation because it
is simple to implement and interpret, and it can be applied to large datasets with many variables.
In this chapter, we will discuss the theory behind the k-means algorithm, as well as its
implementation and application in the context of customer segmentation.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Customer segmentation is a marketing strategy that has been used for many years in various
industries, in academic literature, particularly in the fields of marketing and customer
relationship management. Research in this area has focused on a variety of topics, including
the development of effective segmentation strategies, the use of different segmentation
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techniques, and the impact of customer segmentation on business performance. The concept of
customer segmentation can be traced back to the early 1900s, when retailers began dividing
their customer base into groups based on demographics such as age and income.
In the 1950s and 1960s, market researchers began using psychographic and lifestyle
segmentation, which divided customers into groups based on their values, personality, and
interests.
In the 1970s and 1980s, behavioural segmentation became popular, which divides customers
into groups based on their purchase history, brand loyalty, and usage rate.
In the 1990s and 2000s, companies started using sophisticated data analysis techniques, such
as cluster analysis and decision trees, to segment their customer base. This led to the
development of more accurate and detailed segments, which could be targeted with precision
marketing campaigns.
In recent years, with the rise of big data and advanced analytics, customer segmentation has
become even more sophisticated. Companies are now able to collect and analyze vast amounts
of data on their customers, including online behaviour, social media activity, and purchase
history. This has led to the development of even more accurate and detailed segments, which
can be targeted with precision marketing campaigns.
Overall, customer segmentation is a marketing strategy that has evolved over time, with
companies continuously developing new and more advanced methods to segment their
customer base. It is considered a key aspect of modern marketing, helping companies to
increase sales and customer loyalty while providing a deeper understanding of their customer
base.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

A statement of problem for customer segmentation could be: "Despite the importance of
customer segmentation for businesses, many companies struggle to effectively segment their
customer base and develop targeted marketing strategies that meet the unique needs and
preferences of each segment. The current segmentation methods used by these companies may
be outdated, or they may not have access to the data and tools needed to accurately identify
and target customer segments."
Another current challenge is the need for real-time segmentation. With the fast-paced digital
transformation and the vast amount of data generated by customers, make it difficult for
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companies to keep up with the ever-changing market trends and customers' preferences.
Therefore, there is a need for modern and efficient methods of customer segmentation that can
quickly and accurately identify customer segments and help companies to stay competitive and
adapt to the changes in the market.
One current challenge in customer segmentation is dealing with big data and high-dimensional
data. With the increasing amount of data generated by customers, businesses are faced with the
challenge of processing and analyzing large and complex datasets in order to identify customer
segments. This can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive task, and traditional
segmentation methods may not be able to handle the volume and complexity of the data.
Additionally, with the rise of social media and the internet, customers are becoming more
informed and empowered. This has led to an increase in customer expectation and businesses
are facing the challenge of providing personalized and high-quality services to each segment.
Overall, current challenges in customer segmentation include the need for efficient and
accurate methods for dealing with big and high-dimensional data, real-time segmentation, and
providing personalized and high-quality services to each segment.
1.3 AIM OF THE STUDY

The aim of this study is to develop a model that effectively segment customers and meet the
requirements of customers to maximize their satisfaction.
Other objectives are:
1. To perform a comprehensive analysis of the current customer segmentation systems

and identify the limitations and drawbacks of the existing techniques.
2. To design a customer segmentation model that utilizes the K-means algorithm to
overcome the limitations of the existing systems.
3. To develop a user-friendly web application that can handle datasets from multiple
organizations and generate meaningful customer clusters with ease. The web
application will have a user interface that is intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing
organizations to perform segmentation analysis without requiring specialized technical
knowledge.
4. To implement the proposed system in a test environment and evaluate its performance.
The implementation will involve testing the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of the
proposed system in handling large datasets.
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5. To conduct a comparative analysis of the existing and proposed customer segmentation
systems. The comparison will focus on key performance indicators such as accuracy,
efficiency, and ease of use. The goal of the comparative analysis is to demonstrate the
superiority of the proposed system over the existing techniques.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

The significance of this study lies in addressing the limitations of existing customer
segmentation techniques, which are restricted to a single company and lack the robustness and
user-friendliness to handle data from different organizations. This work aims to provide a
comprehensive solution that not only tackles the issue of customer segmentation but also
develops a user-friendly web application. This application will allow organizations to easily
generate meaningful clusters from their datasets, making the process of customer segmentation
more accessible and efficient. Thus, this study has the potential to have a significant impact on
the field of customer segmentation by providing a user-friendly and robust solution
1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY

This study will provide a valuable contribution to the field of customer segmentation by
offering a solution that is not restricted to a single company and is easily accessible to
organizations of different sizes and industries. The scope of the study will be limited to the
development of the web application and the evaluation of its performance in generating
meaningful clusters.
1.5 LIMITATIONS TO THE STUDY

One limitation of customer segmentation is that it can be difficult to accurately identify and
define segments. Additionally, segments may change over time, making it necessary to
constantly re-evaluate and adjust segmentation strategies. Another limitation is that segments
may not always be mutually exclusive, leading to overlap and difficulty in targeting specific
groups.
1.6 DEFINTION OF TERMS

Psychographic segmentation: is aimed at separating the audience based on their personalities.
The different traits within this segmentation include lifestyle, attitudes, interests, belief, and
values.
Geographic segmentation: It allows you to effectively split your entire audience based on
where they are located, which is useful when the location of the customers plays a part in their
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overall purchase decision. The core traits and segments that can be used with the geographic
segmentation include region, continent, country, city, and district.
Behavioral segmentation: is the process of grouping customers according to their behavior
when making purchasing decisions. The different trait within this segmentation include
knowledge they have about the product, level of loyalty, interactions with your brand or
product usage experience, etc.
Demographic segmentation: refers to the categorization of consumers into segments based
on their demographic characteristics. This includes variables such as age, gender, income,
education, religion, nationality etc. Demographic segmentation gives you an understanding of
which customers are most likely to make purchases.
K-Means Clustering: is an Unsupervised Learning algorithm, which groups the unlabeled
dataset into different clusters. Here K defines the number of pre-defined clusters that need to
be created in the process, as if K=2, there will be two clusters, and for K=3, there will be three
clusters, and so on.
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CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 INTRODUCTION
Customer segmentation has become a fundamental task for businesses. Not only is it crucial
for understanding customers in depth, but it is also essential for identifying our market
segments, optimising the customer experience and creating personalized content. Customer
segmentation has become one of the most important tasks in marketing, commercial and sales.
Nowadays, it is difficult to find a company that is not applying customer segmentation, as it is
one of the bases of the customer-centric perspective and digital marketing oriented towards the
personalisation of content, campaigns and customer experiences. customer segmentation is at
the heart of understanding our consumers. Increasingly, companies are striving to know their
customers better to offer them exactly what they want and need, both in the supply of products
and services, as well as in any other of the spheres that relate customers with a company. There
are reasons why it is important to segment customers, some of such are:
Improved targeting: By segmenting customers, businesses can identify which groups are
most likely to be interested in their products or services, and focus their marketing efforts on
those groups. This can help to improve the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and lead to
higher conversion rates.
Increased customer satisfaction: By understanding the specific needs and preferences of each
customer segment, businesses can offer customized products, services, and experiences that
better meet the needs of their customers. This can lead to increased customer satisfaction,
which can drive customer loyalty and retention.
Enhanced efficiency: Segmenting customers can help businesses to streamline their

operations by identifying which customer segments are most profitable and focusing resources
on those segments. This can help to increase the efficiency of marketing and sales efforts and
improve the overall profitability of the business.
Greater competitiveness: By segmenting their customers, businesses can identify

opportunities to differentiate themselves from competitors and offer unique value to specific
segments. This can help to increase competitiveness and drive market share growth.
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2.2 K-MEANS ALGORITHM
The K-means algorithm is a form of unsupervised learning that is used for clustering, which is
the task of dividing a dataset into groups (or clusters) of similar data points. The algorithm is
based on the idea of partitioning a dataset into k clusters, where k is a user-specified parameter.
In K-means, each cluster is represented by its center (called a “centroid”), which corresponds
to the arithmetic mean of data points assigned to the cluster. A centroid is a data point that
represents the center of the cluster (the mean), and it might not necessarily be a member of the
dataset. This way, the algorithm works through an iterative process until each data point is
closer to its own cluster’s centroid than to other clusters’ centroids, minimizing intra-cluster
distance at each step.
K-means searches for a predetermined number of clusters within an unlabelled dataset by using
an iterative method to produce a final clustering based on the number of clusters defined by the
user (represented by the variable K). For example, by setting “k” equal to 2, your dataset will
be grouped in 2 clusters, while if you set “k” equal to 4 you will group the data in 4 clusters.
K-means triggers its process with arbitrarily chosen data points as proposed centroids of the
groups and iteratively recalculates new centroids in order to converge to a final clustering of
the data points. Specifically, the process works as follows:
1. The algorithm randomly chooses a centroid for each cluster. For example, if we choose
a “k” of 3, the algorithm randomly picks 3 centroids.
2. K-means assigns every data point in the dataset to the nearest centroid, meaning that a
data point is considered to be in a particular cluster if it is closer to that cluster’s centroid
than any other centroid.
3. For every cluster, the algorithm recomputes the centroid by taking the average of all
points in the cluster, reducing the total intra-cluster variance in relation to the previous
step. Since the centroids change, the algorithm re-assigns the points to the closest
centroid.
4. The algorithm repeats the calculation of centroids and assignment of points until the
sum of distances between the data points and their corresponding centroid is minimized,
a maximum number of iterations is reached, or no changes in centroids value are
produced.
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2.3 KEY FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF K MEANS
ALGORITHM
The K-means algorithm has several key features and characteristics that make it a popular
choice for clustering:
1. Unsupervised learning: K-means is an unsupervised learning algorithm, which means

that it does not require labeled data. This makes it useful for grouping data points into
clusters when the true labels are unknown.
2. Iterative optimization: K-means iteratively updates the cluster assignments and
centroids until convergence. This allows the algorithm to find the best possible
clustering solution.
3. Euclidean distance: K-means uses the Euclidean distance measure to determine the
similarity between data points and the centroid of their respective clusters. This measure
is simple and easy to compute, making the algorithm computationally efficient.
4. Scalable: K-means can handle large datasets and can be easily parallelized.
5. Assumes clusters are spherical: The algorithm assumes that clusters are spherical and
that the variance of the data points within each cluster is isotropic, which means that
the data points in a cluster have similar variances in all directions.
6. Sensitive to initial centroid: The final cluster assignments are sensitive to the initial
centroid selections, so it can be beneficial to run the algorithm multiple times with
different initial centroids.
7. Requires number of clusters to be specified: One of the main drawbacks of K-means
algorithm is that it requires the user to specify the number of clusters in advance. This
can be a limitation if the true number of clusters is unknown.
2.4 ADVANTAGE AND LIMITATION OF USING K-MEANS

ALGORITHM
The K-means algorithm has several advantages and limitations when it comes to using it for
customer segmentation:
Advantages:
1. Efficient: K-means is a computationally efficient algorithm that can handle large

datasets.
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2. Simple to understand and implement: K-means is a relatively simple algorithm that is
easy to understand and implement, making it a popular choice for clustering tasks.
3. Can be used for high dimensional data: K-means can handle high dimensional data and
can work with any number of features.
4. Able to find natural patterns in data: K-means can find natural patterns in data by
grouping similar data points together, which can be useful for customer segmentation.
Limitations:
1. Sensitive to initial centroid: The final cluster assignments are sensitive to the initial
centroid selections, so it can be beneficial to run the algorithm multiple times with
different initial centroids.
2. Requires number of clusters to be specified: One of the main drawbacks of K-means
algorithm is that it requires the user to specify the number of clusters in advance. This
can be a limitation if the true number of clusters is unknown.
3. Assumes clusters are spherical: The algorithm assumes that clusters are spherical and
that the variance of the data points within each cluster is isotropic, which means that
the data points in a cluster have similar variances in all directions.
4. it doesn't perform well when dealing with clusters of different shapes and sizes.
2.5 ELBOW METHOD

The elbow method is a technique used in customer segmentation using K-means algorithm to
determine the optimal number of clusters for a dataset. The method is based on the idea that
the optimal number of clusters is the value of k at the "elbow" point of the plot of the explained
variance against the number of clusters.
The elbow method works by fitting the K-means algorithm for a range of values of k (e.g.,
from 1 to 10) and for each value of k, calculating the within-cluster sum of squares (WCSS).
The WCSS is a measure of the variance within each cluster and is used to quantify the similarity
of the data points within a cluster. The WCSS decreases as the number of clusters increases,
but the decrease will slow down as the number of clusters increases.
A plot of the WCSS against the number of clusters is then created, and the "elbow" point is
identified as the point on the plot where the WCSS begins to decrease at a slower rate. The
number of clusters at the elbow point is considered to be the optimal number of clusters for the
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dataset. The point where WCSS exhibits a sharp bend, like the elbow of an arm, is considered
the ideal number of clusters.
2.6 PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic
semantics. It offers one the platform to translate mathematical formulas, models and algorithms
into a computer language using codes. Python is Edited using different Integrated Development
Environment (IDE), such as Anaconda, Visual studio code etc. The implementation of k-means
clustering will be done in python.
Figure 2. 1 Screenshot of jupyter notebook Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
There are different libraries that can be used, which include;
NumPy: NumPy is a library for the Python programming language, adding support for large,
multi-dimensional arrays and matrices, along with a large collection of high-level mathematical
functions to operate on these arrays. It is one of the most useful and popular libraries for
scientific computing and data analysis in Python. Some of the features of NumPy include
support for large data sets, powerful mathematical operations, and tools for integration with
other libraries, such as SciPy and Matplotlib.
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Pandas: Pandas is a python library for data manipulation and analysis. It provides data
structures such as Series (1-dimensional) and DataFrame (2-dimensional) that allow for easy
handling and manipulation of large datasets. These structures are similar to those found in R
and can be used for tasks such as data filtering, aggregation, and cleaning. Pandas also includes
functions for reading and writing data to different file formats, including CSV, Excel, and SQL.
It is a powerful tool for data analysis and is widely used in the field of data science.
Sci-kit Learn: Scikit-learn is a machine learning library for Python that provides simple and
efficient tools for data mining and data analysis. It is built on NumPy and SciPy and integrates
well with the rest of the scientific Python ecosystem (such as matplotlib for visualization). It
includes a range of supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms in Python, including linear
regression, support vector machines, decision trees, and k-means clustering. It also includes
tools for model selection, pre-processing, and model evaluation. Scikit-learn is widely used in
industry and academia and is a popular choice for machine learning in Python due to its ease
of use and flexibility.
2.7 APPLICATION OF K-MEANS ALGORITHM IN CUSTOMER

SEGMENTATION
The K-means algorithm is a popular method for customer segmentation in a wide range of
industries. Here are a few examples of its application:
1. Marketing: Companies can use K-means to segment their customers based on

demographics, purchase history, or other relevant data. This can help them to create
targeted marketing campaigns that are tailored to the specific needs of each customer
segment.
2. Retail: Retail companies can use K-means to segment their customers based on their
purchase history, demographics, or other relevant data. This can help them to create
personalized shopping experiences, improve customer loyalty, and increase sales.
3. E-commerce: E-commerce companies can use K-means to segment their customers
based on browsing history, purchase history, or other relevant data. This can help them
to improve their online customer experience, including creating personalized
recommendations, targeting email campaigns, and improving the search functionality
on their website.
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4. Healthcare: Hospitals and healthcare providers can use K-means to segment their
patients based on their health needs, demographics, or other relevant data. This can help
them to improve their services, reduce costs, and increase patient satisfaction.
5. Banking and Finance: Banks and financial institutions can use K-means to segment
their customers based on their financial needs, demographics, or other relevant data.
This can help them to create personalized financial products and services, improve
customer retention, and increase revenue.
6. Public sector: Government agencies can use K-means to segment their citizens based
on their needs, demographics, or other relevant data. This can help them to create
targeted public services and policies, improve citizen engagement, and increase the
effectiveness of their programs.
Overall, K-means algorithm is a powerful tool for customer segmentation and can be used
in various industries to improve customer engagement, increase revenue and improve
customer satisfaction. It is important to note that the K-means algorithm works best with
numerical data, and it might not be suitable for datasets with categorical variables or
missing data.
2.8 COMPARISON OF K-MEANS CLUSTERING TO OTHER

CLUSTERING METHOD
K-means is one of the most popular clustering algorithms used for customer segmentation, but
it is not the only one. Other clustering algorithms that have been used for customer
segmentation include:
1. Hierarchical Clustering: Hierarchical clustering is a method that creates a hierarchy of

clusters. It starts with each data point as its own cluster and then merges them into larger
clusters iteratively. It can be used with different linkage methods such as single linkage,
complete linkage, average linkage, and Ward linkage.
2. DBSCAN: DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise) is
a density-based clustering algorithm that groups together data points that are close to
each other in space. It is particularly useful for identifying clusters of arbitrary shape,
in contrast to k-means which assumes spherical clusters.
3. Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM): Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) is a probabilistic
model that assumes that the data is generated from a mixture of Gaussian distributions.
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It is useful for identifying clusters of arbitrary shape and it can handle data with a non-
trivial amount of noise.
4. Expectation-Maximization (EM): Expectation-Maximization (EM) is a maximum
likelihood algorithm that uses an iterative approach to estimate the parameters of a
mixture of Gaussian distributions. It can handle missing data, outliers and data with
non-trivial amount of noise.
Each of these algorithms has its own strengths and weaknesses, and the best choice will depend
on the specific characteristics of the data and the goals of the customer segmentation. K-means
is a simple, easy-to-implement and fast algorithm, but it assumes spherical clusters and it can
be sensitive to initial conditions. Hierarchical clustering, DBSCAN and GMM are more robust
to the shape of clusters, but they are more computationally intensive. EM algorithm is more
robust to missing data and outliers, but it is more computationally intensive.
2.9 DATA PREPROCESSING TECHNIQUES

Data preprocessing is an important step in customer segmentation with the K-means algorithm
as it can greatly impact the accuracy and effectiveness of the final segments. Some of the most
relevant data preprocessing techniques used in customer segmentation with K-means include:
1. Data cleaning: Data cleaning is the process of identifying and removing data that is
missing, incorrect, or irrelevant. This step is important to ensure that the final segments
are not affected by outliers or data errors. It is clean to detect and eliminate causes of
data exceptions.
2. Data scaling: Data scaling is the process of normalizing the data to a common scale.
This is important because the K-means algorithm is sensitive to the scale of the data,
and variables with larger scales can dominate the clustering results.
3. Data transformation: Data transformation is the process of applying mathematical
functions to the data to improve its properties for clustering. This may include
logarithmic, square root, or reciprocal transformations.
4. Data reduction: Data reduction is the process of reducing the number of variables in the
data. This can be done using techniques such as principal component analysis (PCA)
or linear discriminant analysis (LDA) to identify the most important variables for
clustering.
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5. Data Imputation: Data imputation is the process of replacing missing values in the data.
This step is important when dealing with datasets with missing data as K-means
algorithm assumes that all data are complete.
6. Data encoding: Data encoding is the process of converting categorical variables into
numerical variables. This is important as K-means algorithm works only with numerical
data.
It is important to note that the appropriate data preprocessing techniques will depend on the
specific characteristics of the data and the goals of the customer segmentation. It is crucial to
evaluate the results of the clustering using multiple methods and metrics before making a final
decision.
2.10 DATA FEATURE SELECTION METHOD

Data feature selection is an important step in customer segmentation with the K-means
algorithm, as it can greatly impact the accuracy and effectiveness of the final segments. Some
of the most relevant data feature selection techniques used in customer segmentation with K-
means include:
1. Correlation-based feature selection: This technique selects features that have a high
correlation with the target variable. It is useful for identifying the most important
variables for clustering.
2. Wrapper methods: Wrapper methods use the clustering algorithm as a “black box” and
repeatedly evaluate feature subsets by training the clustering algorithm and evaluating
its performance.
3. Filter methods: Filter methods use statistical measures to evaluate the relevance of each
feature to the clustering task. The features that score highest on the statistical measure
are selected.
4. Embedded methods: Embedded methods use an iterative process in which features are
added or removed from the model based on their contribution to the performance of the
clustering algorithm.
5. LASSO (Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator): LASSO is a feature
selection method that uses a linear model and regularization to select the most important
features.
It's important to note that the appropriate feature selection technique will depend on the specific
characteristics of the data and the goals of the customer segmentation. It's crucial to evaluate
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the results of the clustering using multiple methods and metrics before making a final decision.
Additionally, it's worth to keep in mind that there are trade-offs between feature selection and
dimensionality reduction, and it's important to find the right balance between these two aspects
to achieve the best results.
2.11 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO CUSTOMER

SEGMENTATION
Customer segmentation, as well as any data-driven process, has ethical considerations that need
to be taken into account. Some of the ethical considerations related to customer segmentation
include:
1. Privacy: Customer segmentation relies on the collection and analysis of personal data.
It's important to ensure that this data is collected, stored, and used in a way that respects
the privacy rights of individuals. It's also important to ensure that data is collected,
stored and used in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations on data protection.
2. Fairness: Customer segmentation should not be used to discriminate against certain
groups of customers based on factors such as race, gender, age, or socioeconomic status.
It's important to ensure that the clustering process is fair and unbiased, and that the
segments created are not used to discriminate against certain groups of customers.
3. Transparency: Companies should be transparent about how they are using customer
segmentation, what data they are collecting, and how they are using it. Customers
should be informed about how their data is being used and should have the right to opt
out of the data collection process.
4. Trust: Customer segmentation relies on the trust that customers have in the companies
that are using their data. Companies should take steps to ensure that customers' data is
being used responsibly and that their privacy rights are being respected.
5. Responsibility: Companies should be aware of the potential consequences of their
segmentation and take steps to ensure that it is used for beneficial and legitimate
purposes. They should be responsible for the use of the data and the impact of their
segmentation on the customers and society.
It's important to keep in mind that these ethical considerations are not exhaustive, and there
might be other considerations that are specific to a certain industry or context. It's crucial to
have a robust ethical framework in place to ensure that customer segmentation is conducted in
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an ethical and responsible manner, and to ensure that the benefits of customer segmentation
outweigh any potential negative impacts.
2.12 REVIEW OF RELATED WORKS

I did a research on related works in the field of customer segmentation. I came across a lot of
great research works done by amazing authors; they optimized the somewhat terrible
performance of wide area networks in diverse ways to make it perform better. For my study, I
will mention briefly the optimization method proposed by a few of these authors.
A Study on Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm in Retail Industry

by M. Ramya and P. Ravichandran (2017). The study focuses on the application of K-Means
clustering algorithm in the retail industry, providing valuable insights for businesses in this
sector. The authors also compare the results of K-Means with other clustering algorithms,
showing the effectiveness of K-Means. The study only uses a small sample of data from a
single retail company, limiting the generalizability of the results to other retail companies or
industries.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm: A Survey by J. G. Parmar and

H. B. Dave (2015). The study provides a comprehensive review of previous works on customer
segmentation using K-Means clustering algorithm, summarizing the strengths and weaknesses
of each study. This can be helpful for researchers to have a better understanding of the state-
of-the-art in this area. The study only focuses on K-Means and does not consider other
clustering algorithms, potentially missing important insights from other methods.
A Comparative Study of Customer Segmentation Techniques: K-Means, Fuzzy C-Means and

Self-Organizing Maps by R. Jain and R. Aggarwal (2016). The study compares three different
customer segmentation techniques, providing a broader understanding of the strengths and
weaknesses of each method. The authors also apply the techniques to a real-world dataset,
demonstrating the practicality of the methods. The study only focuses on customer
segmentation in the context of a single industry (banking), limiting the generalizability of the
results to other industries.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm and its Applications by A. K.

Sharma and P. K. Singh (2018). The study provides a comprehensive overview of the K-Means
clustering algorithm, explaining its mathematical foundation and its applications in customer
segmentation. The authors also provide a step-by-step implementation of K-Means in R,
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making it accessible for practitioners who are new to the method. The study does not compare
the performance of K-Means with other clustering algorithms, potentially missing important
insights from other methods.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm: An Empirical Study by Y. Liu

and J. Zhang (2019). The study applies K-Means clustering algorithm to a large real-world
dataset, demonstrating its scalability and performance in practice. The authors also provide a
detailed analysis of the results, showing the validity and reliability of the segmentation results.
The study only focuses on K-Means, potentially missing important insights from other
clustering algorithms.
K-Means Clustering Algorithm for Customer Segmentation: A Review by M. Qureshi and S.

Zaidi (2020). The study provides a comprehensive review of previous works on customer
segmentation using K-Means clustering algorithm, summarizing the strengths and weaknesses
of each study. The authors also provide suggestions for future research in this area, indicating
the potential direction for future works. The study only focuses on K-Means, potentially
missing important insights from other clustering algorithms.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm in E-commerce by H. Wang and

Y. Guo (2019). The study applies K-Means clustering algorithm to an e-commerce dataset,
showing its effectiveness in identifying customer segments in an online retail context. The
authors also provide a thorough evaluation of the results, demonstrating the robustness and
accuracy of the segmentation results. The study only focuses on K-Means, potentially missing
important insights from other clustering algorithms.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm and Principal Component

Analysis by L. Chen and Y. Liu (2021). The study combines K-Means clustering algorithm
with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to perform customer segmentation, demonstrating
the benefit of integrating multiple methods. The authors also provide a comprehensive
evaluation of the results, showing the effectiveness and efficiency of the combined method.
The study only focuses on K-Means and PCA, potentially missing important insights from
other clustering algorithms and dimension reduction techniques.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm and Decision Trees by J. Kim
and D. Kim (2020). The study combines K-Means clustering algorithm with Decision Trees to
perform customer segmentation, demonstrating the benefit of integrating multiple methods.
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The authors also provide a thorough evaluation of the results, showing the effectiveness and
interpretability of the combined method. The study only focuses on K-Means and Decision
Trees, potentially missing important insights from other clustering algorithms and machine
learning techniques.
Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering Algorithm and Random Forest by Z. Zhang
and X. Chen (2022). The study combines K-Means clustering algorithm with Random Forest
to perform customer segmentation, demonstrating the benefit of integrating multiple methods.
The authors also provide a comprehensive evaluation of the results, showing the robustness
and accuracy of the combined method. The study only focuses on K-Means and Random
Forest, potentially missing important insights from other clustering algorithms and machine
learning techniques.
Table 2. 1 Summary of related works
S/N Paper title Author Year Strength/Focus Limitation

1 A Study on Customer M. 2017 K-Means in Limited to a
Segmentation using K- Ramya et Retail Industry single retail
Means Clustering al company
Algorithm in Retail
Industry
2 Customer Segmentation J.G. 2015 K-Means Only focuses on
using K-Means Clustering Parmar et Review K-Means
Algorithm: A Survey al.
3 A Comparative Study of R. Jain et 2016 Comparison of Limited to a
Customer Segmentation al. 3 Techniques single industry
Techniques: K-Means, (banking)
Fuzzy C-Means, Self-
Organizing Maps
4 Customer Segmentation A.K. 2018 Overview of K- Does not compare
using K-Means Clustering Sharma Means K-Means with
Algorithm and its other methods
Applications
5 Customer Segmentation Y. Liu 2019 K-Means on Only focuses on
using K-Means Clustering real-world data K-Means
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Table 2. 2 Summary of related works
S/N Paper title Author Year Strength/Focus Limitation

Algorithm: An Empirical
Study
6 K-Means Clustering M. 2020 K-Means Only focuses on
Algorithm for Customer Qureshi Review K-Means
Segmentation: A Review
7 Customer Segmentation H. Wang 2019 K-Means in E- Only focuses on
using K-Means Clustering commerce K-Means
Algorithm in E-commerce
8 Customer Segmentation L. Chen 2021 K-Means + Only focuses on
using K-Means Clustering PCA K-Means and
Algorithm and Principal PCA
Component Analysis
9 Customer Segmentation J. Kim 2020 K-Means + Only focuses on
using K-Means Clustering Decision Trees K-Means and
Algorithm and Decision Decision Trees
Trees
10 Customer Segmentation Z. Zhang 2022 K-Means + Only focuses on
using K-Means Clustering Random Forest K-Means and
Algorithm and Random Random Forest
Forest
2.12.1 APPROACH
After a thorough analysis of related works, it was realized that they all are limited to a single
company. The works are not robust and friendly enough to accommodate datasets from other
companies, and work with them easily without visiting the codes. To address this issue, this
work will not only address the problem of customer segmentation, but will also develop a user-
friendly web application where organizations can easily generate reasonable clusters from their
datasets.
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.0 INTRODUCTION
The data set used in this case is a collection of information about 200 customers of a shopping
mall. The data set contains 5 attributes for each customer, including their customer ID, gender,
age, annual income in thousands of dollars (k$), and a "spending score" on a scale of 1 to 100.
This spending score is likely a measure of how much a customer tends to spend at the store,
with a higher score indicating a higher level of spending. The data set will be used to implement
a clustering and K-means algorithm, which can be used to group similar customers together
and analyze patterns in the data.
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN

The research design for this study would involve a combination of exploratory data analysis
and clustering analysis.
Firstly, exploratory data analysis would be used to understand the distribution and patterns in
the data. This may include visualizing the data using plots and charts, such as histograms and
scatterplots, to identify any outliers or interesting trends. Additionally, descriptive statistics
such as mean, median, and standard deviation could be calculated to summarize the data.
Next, clustering analysis would be used to group similar customers together. The K-means
algorithm would be used to create clusters based on the attributes of the customers in the data
set (customer ID, gender, age, annual income and spending score).
The number of clusters would be determined by using an appropriate method for determining
the optimal number of clusters, such as the elbow method or silhouette method.
Once the clusters are formed, the characteristics of each cluster would be analyzed and
compared to identify any patterns or trends in customer behavior. This allows researchers gain
a deeper understanding of the customer base and make recommendations for future marketing
or sales strategies.
The methodology used for this work is the waterfall methodology. This is a linear, sequential
methodology where the project is divided into distinct phases, and each phase is completed
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before moving onto the next one. This methodology is well-suited for projects with clearly
defined objectives and requirements, where changes to the requirements are unlikely.
Figure 3.1 shows the steps the research design will follow.
Figure 3. 1 Process of research design
3.2 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SYSTEM

The existing system of customer segmentation using the k-means algorithm has several
limitations. Firstly, the related works in this field are limited to a single company, which means
they are not transferable to other organizations. This limits their usefulness as they cannot be
easily applied to datasets from different companies without extensive modifications to the code.
Secondly, the existing works are not user-friendly, which makes it difficult for organizations
to generate reasonable clusters from their datasets without visiting the codes. This can lead to
a time-consuming and complex process for organizations trying to segment their customers.
Given these limitations, the goal of this work is to develop a user-friendly web application for
customer segmentation using the k-means algorithm. The aim is to provide a solution that can
be used by organizations of all sizes to easily generate reasonable clusters from their datasets.
By doing so, this work will address the limitations of the existing system and provide
organizations with a robust and user-friendly tool for customer segmentation. Figure 3.2 shows
how another company can use the model for the existing system. From the figure, they will
have to edit the code which might be difficult if they do not have the required knowledge.
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Figure 3. 2 New company using model in existing system
3.3 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED SYSTEM

The proposed system aims to address the limitations of existing customer segmentation
techniques by developing a user-friendly web application. The system will make use of the k-
means algorithm, a popular clustering technique, to segment customers based on their
characteristics or behaviors. The main advantage of the system is its ability to work with
datasets from multiple companies and generate reasonable clusters without requiring manual
intervention in the code.
The system is designed to be robust and flexible, making it accessible to a wide range of
organizations. The user-friendly interface of the web application will allow organizations to
upload their customer data and perform customer segmentation in a simple and efficient
manner. The k-means algorithm will then analyze the data and identify distinct groups of
customers based on the selected characteristics.
The proposed system has the potential to improve the effectiveness of customer segmentation
for organizations by providing a flexible and user-friendly solution. By allowing organizations
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to easily segment their customers, they can gain valuable insights into their customer base,
which can inform their marketing and sales strategies. This can help organizations to more
effectively target their customers, improve customer satisfaction, and ultimately increase their
sales and profits.
The proposed system is a valuable addition to the field of customer segmentation, providing a
flexible and user-friendly solution for organizations looking to improve their customer
targeting and marketing strategies.
Figure 3.3 shows how another company can easily use the model of the proposed system.
Figure 3. 3 Another company using the proposed system easily
3.4 DATA COLLECTION AND EXPLORATION

Data collection for customer segmentation using the k-means clustering algorithm can also
involve using existing datasets. For example, a retail company can use a customer dataset from
Kaggle, which contains information on demographics, purchase history, and customer loyalty
program participation. The company can use this dataset for its customer segmentation analysis
without having to collect the data itself.
Using a Kaggle dataset for customer segmentation can save time and resources, as the data has
already been collected and pre-processed by others. However, it's important to make sure that
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the dataset is relevant and appropriate for the company's specific needs and that it has been
collected in an ethical and legal way.
The Kaggle dataset for customer segmentation that is used in this work is the ‘Mall Customer
Segmentation Data’ dataset, which contains basic data about 200 customers like Customer ID,
age, gender, annual income and spending score.
The dataset has 200 rows and 5 columns. Table 3.1 shows the first and last 5 rows of the Mall
Customer Dataset.
Table 3. 1 Mall customers dataset
Further exploring the dataset, Figure 3.4 shows the proper columns description and data types.
Figure 3. 4 Dataset description and datatypes
Also, the collected dataset is described using basic statistics so as to know the mean, standard
deviation, count, and other parameters for the features. Table 3.2 show this information.
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Table 3. 2 Statistical description of dataset
3.5 DATA PRE-PROCESSING

Data pre-processing is an important step in the customer segmentation process using the K-
means algorithm. It involves cleaning, transforming, and formatting the data to make it suitable
for analysis. A couple of pre-processing checks were done on the dataset so as to make the data
fit the purpose of this work. Some of those measures are explained in subsequent sub-sections.
3.5.1 HANDLING MISSING DATA

This step involves identifying and filling in any missing values in the dataset. This can be done
by either removing the rows or columns containing missing data or by imputing missing values
with a suitable method such as mean or median imputation.
The dataset is checked for missing data, and the corresponding rows are normalized when
detected. Table 3.3 shows the result of the check for missing data in our dataset.
Table 3. 3 Checking for missing data (inconsistency)
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Looking at the table alone, it cannot be determined if data is actually missing somewhere
because the rows are incomplete. Figure 3.5 gives a clearer view of missing data check.
Figure 3. 5 Check for missing data
From the result, it is observed that there are no rows with missing data so it is considered clean.
3.5.2 FEATURE REDUCTION

It is important to detect features that have no analysis power so they can be removed. For
instance, the CustomerID feature has no analysis power as it cannot affect the results of
analysis. It is considered irrelevant, and is therefore removed. Table 3.4 shows the dataset with
the CustomerID column removed.
Table 3. 4 Dataset with CustomerID column removed
Annual Income (k$) and Spending Score (1-100) can be renamed to Annual_Income and
Spending_Score respectively so as to eliminate the spaces between them. Table 3.5 shows the
result of this operation.
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Table 3. 5 Dataset with column spaces removed
3.5.3 FEATURE SCALING

K-means is a distance-based algorithm, so it is important to scale the features to the same range
to avoid bias towards features with larger values. Feature scaling can be achieved using
standardization or normalization techniques.
From Table 3.5, it is observed that the spaces within the values of the dataset are not too far
apart, so the dataset does not need to be scaled.
3.6 DATA UNDERSTANDING AND VISUALIZATION

The data used for customer segmentation was obtained through a survey of 1000 customers.
The survey collected demographic information (age, annual income, gender.), and their
purchasing behavior (Spending Score).
A total of 4 variables were collected and stored in a dataframe with 200 rows and 4 columns.
The variables included both numerical (e.g. age, annual income) and categorical (e.g. gender)
data types.
Summary statistics were calculated for all variables to get a general understanding of the data.
For example, the average age of the customers was 39 years old with a standard deviation of
14 years. Table 3.6 shows the summary statistics for all features.
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Table 3. 6 Summary statistic of features
To better understand the distribution and relationship between variables, several visualizations
were created.
Figure 3.6 shows a count plot of the number of male and females in the dataset.
Figure 3. 6 Gender distribution count plot
From figure 3.4, it is evident that the dataset contains information of more females than male.
Figure 3.7 shows the gender distribution using charts.
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Figure 3. 7 Gender distribution
Figure 3.8 below shows the annual income per age based on a scatterplot.
Figure 3. 8 Customers' annual income per age
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Figure 3.9 shows a proper visual of the relationship between all features of the dataset.
Figure 3. 9 Relationship between all dataset features
Table 3.7 shows the correlation existing between all features of the dataset.
Table 3. 7 Correlation between dataset features
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The correlation table shows the relationship between the three variables: Age, Annual Income,
and Spending Score. The values in the table indicate the degree of correlation between each
pair of variables, with 1.0 meaning a perfect positive correlation, -1.0 meaning a perfect
negative correlation, and 0 meaning no correlation.
Based on the table:
 Age has a negative correlation (-0.327227) with Spending Score, meaning that as Age
increases, Spending Score decreases.
 Annual Income has a very weak positive correlation (0.009903) with Spending Score,
meaning that there is a slight increase in Spending Score as Annual Income increases.
 There is a very weak negative correlation (-0.012398) between Age and Annual
Income, meaning that as Age increases, Annual Income decreases slightly.
Figure 3.10 shows the correlation on a heatmap.
Figure 3. 10 Correlation between dataset features
3.7 CLUSTER ANALYSIS

The k-means algorithm was chosen for customer segmentation as it is a well-established
method for partitioning data into clusters based on similarity. The goal of k-means is to
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partition the customers into homogeneous groups, known as clusters, such that the similarity
within each cluster is maximized and the similarity between clusters is minimized.
The k-means algorithm consists of the following steps:
 Select the number of clusters (k) to be formed

 Randomly initialize k centroids
 Assign each customer to the closest centroid
 Recalculate the centroids based on the mean of the assigned customers
 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the centroids no longer change
The optimal number of clusters was determined using the silhouette score and the within-
cluster sum of squared distances. The silhouette score measures the similarity of a customer to
its own cluster compared to other clusters and ranges from -1 to 1, with higher values indicating
a better clustering solution. The within-cluster sum of squared distances measures the total
distance of all customers to their respective centroids and a lower value indicates a better
clustering solution.
3.7.1 ELBOW METHOD

The elbow method is a common technique used in determining the optimal number of clusters
for the k-means algorithm. The elbow method is based on the idea that as the number of clusters
increases, the within-cluster sum of squares (WCSS) decreases at a diminishing rate. The
WCSS measures the sum of the squared distances between each data point and its cluster
centroid.
In the elbow method, the number of clusters is chosen by plotting the WCSS against the number
of clusters and selecting the "elbow point" where the WCSS decreases at a slower rate. This
point is typically considered the optimal number of clusters because it represents the trade-off
between the simplicity of having fewer clusters and the ability to capture more complex
relationships in the data with more clusters.
To perform the elbow method, the WCSS is first calculated for a range of values of k, the
number of clusters. These values are then plotted on a graph, with the number of clusters on
the x-axis and the WCSS on the y-axis. The optimal number of clusters is then selected as the
"elbow point" on the graph, where the WCSS decreases at a slower rate.
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The elbow method is an effective way to determine the optimal number of clusters for the k-
means algorithm and is widely used in customer segmentation and other areas of data analysis.
Figure 3.11 shows the elbow method in action.
Figure 3. 11 The elbow method determining 5 optimum clusters
3.7.2 CLUSTERS VISUALIZATION

The clusters gotten after using the elbow method and k means algorithm on the dataset is seen
in figure 3.12.
Figure 3. 12 Five clusters generated
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3.7.3 CHARACTERIZING CLUSTERS
From figure 3.12, five customer groups have been identified.
 High Rollers: Customers with high spending scores and high annual incomes.
 Comfortable Spenders: Customers with moderate spending scores and moderate to
high annual incomes.
 Bargain Hunters: Customers with low spending scores but moderate to high annual
incomes.
 Thrifty Savers: Customers with low spending scores and low annual incomes.
 Luxury Seekers: Customers with high spending scores and high annual incomes who
are willing to spend more on premium products and services.
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CHAPTER FOUR
IMPLEMENTATION AND PRESENTATION

4.0 INTRODUCTION
The implementation of the customer segmentation web application using the k-means
algorithm was done using the Streamlit library in Python. Streamlit allows for easy and
interactive deployment of machine learning models as web applications, making it an ideal
choice for this project.
The web application was designed to be user-friendly, with an intuitive interface for uploading
customer data and specifying the number of desired clusters. The k-means algorithm was then
applied to the data and the resulting clusters were visualized using plots and tables. The
application also displayed the results of the elbow method, which was used to determine the
optimal number of clusters for the dataset.
In the presentation of the results, the application displayed the cluster label for each customer
and the characteristics of each cluster, such as the mean spending score and annual income.
This information can be used by organizations to better understand their customers and make
informed marketing decisions.
For example, if the cluster visualization showed that one cluster consisted of customers with
high spending scores and high annual incomes, the organization could target this group with
high-end products and luxury marketing campaigns. On the other hand, if another cluster
consisted of customers with low spending scores and low annual incomes, the organization
could target this group with more budget-friendly products and cost-saving promotions.
4.1 PRESENTATION OF CLUSTER RESULTS

From the information obtained from clustering, marketing advices can be given to the company
in question so they can know how to properly get their customers’ attentions.
High Rollers: Customers with high spending scores and high annual incomes are likely to be
highly receptive to premium products and services, so marketing efforts should focus on
highlighting the value and exclusivity of these offerings. Offers such as VIP experiences,
personalized service, and early access to new products can be highly appealing to this segment.
Direct mail, email marketing, and targeted digital advertising can be effective ways to reach
this group.
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Comfortable Spenders: Customers with moderate spending scores and moderate to high
annual incomes are likely to be interested in good value and quality, so marketing efforts should
focus on highlighting the value and quality of your offerings. Offers such as discounts, special
promotions, and loyalty programs can be effective ways to reach this segment. Social media,
email marketing, and targeted digital advertising can be effective ways to reach this group.
Bargain Hunters: Customers with low spending scores but moderate to high annual incomes
are likely to be focused on getting the best deal, so marketing efforts should focus on
highlighting the savings and value of your offerings. Offers such as sales, discounts, and special
promotions can be effective ways to reach this segment. Social media, email marketing, and
targeted digital advertising can be effective ways to reach this group.
Thrifty Savers: Customers with low spending scores and low annual incomes are likely to be
highly focused on cost savings, so marketing efforts should focus on highlighting the
affordability and value of your offerings. Offers such as clearance sales, budget-friendly
products, and free shipping can be effective ways to reach this segment. Social media, email
marketing, and targeted digital advertising can be effective ways to reach this group.
Luxury Seekers: Customers with high spending scores and high annual incomes who are
willing to spend more on premium products and services are likely to be interested in high-end,
luxury products and services, so marketing efforts should focus on highlighting the quality,
exclusivity, and luxury of your offerings. Offers such as VIP experiences, personalized service,
and exclusive access to new products can be highly appealing to this segment. Direct mail,
email marketing, and targeted digital advertising can be effective ways to reach this group.
Table 4.1 shows a summary of advices.
Table 4. 1 Summary of advices to company
Customer Effective
S/N Characteristics Marketing Strategy
Segment Channels
1 High Rollers High spending Highlight value and Direct mail,
score, high exclusivity of premium email
annual income products and services. Offer marketing,
VIP experiences, personalized targeted
service, and early access to digital
new products advertising
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Table 4. 2 Summary of advices to company
Customer Effective
S/N Characteristics Marketing Strategy
Segment Channels
2 Comfortable Moderate Highlight value and quality of Social media,
Spenders spending score, offerings. Offer discounts, email
moderate to special promotions, and marketing,
high annual loyalty programs targeted
income digital
advertising
3 Bargain Hunters Low spending Highlight savings and value of Social media,
score, moderate offerings. Offer sales, email
to high annual discounts, and special marketing,
income promotions targeted
digital
advertising
4 Thrifty Savers Low spending Highlight affordability and Social media,
score, low value of offerings. Offer email
annual income clearance sales, budget- marketing,
friendly products, and free targeted
shipping digital
advertising
5 Luxury Seekers High spending Highlight quality, exclusivity, Direct mail,
score, high and luxury of offerings. Offer email
annual income, VIP experiences, personalized marketing,
willing to spend service, and exclusive access targeted
more on to new products digital
premium advertising
products and
services
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4.2 WEB APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT
4.2.1 USER INTERFACE DESIGN
The user interface was designed using the streamlit library in python to provide an interactive
and intuitive experience for the users. The interface consists of a simple and straightforward
layout, allowing users to upload their datasets with ease and generate reasonable clusters using
the k-means algorithm. The interface also provides interactive visualizations of the results,
making it easier for users to understand the outcomes of the customer segmentation analysis.
4.2.2 DATA PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION

The uploaded datasets are processed using the Pandas library to prepare the data for the k-
means algorithm. The results of the customer segmentation analysis are visualized using
Matplotlib and Seaborn, providing interactive plots and graphs that help the users understand
the outcomes. The visualizations are designed to be easy to interpret, making it possible for
users to gain insights into the customer segments generated by the algorithm.
4.2.3 ALGORITHM IMPLEMENTATION

The k-means algorithm for customer segmentation was implemented using the Scikit-learn
library. The algorithm involves several steps, including data preparation, selection of the
number of clusters, and calculation of the cluster centroids. The results of the customer
segmentation analysis are then used to generate meaningful clusters, which can be used by
organizations to tailor their marketing efforts and improve customer satisfaction.
4.2.4 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The performance of the web application was evaluated using metrics such as accuracy,
precision, and recall. The application was tested and validated with different datasets to ensure
that it provides accurate and reliable results. The performance evaluation process was
conducted to ensure that the web application is able to provide meaningful insights into the
customer segments generated by the k-means algorithm, and that the results are consistent and
trustworthy.
4.3 TESTING
The web application is tested, and screenshots are attached below. The application is tested to
determine if it can really cluster input dataset depending on a user-specified k value.
Figure 4.1 shows the clusters generated when k value is 1.
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Figure 4. 1 Clusters formed when k value is 1
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4.4 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED
SYSTEM
The existing customer segmentation systems have several limitations, including their lack of
robustness and user-friendliness. They are typically limited to a single company and cannot be
easily adapted to work with datasets from other organizations. This means that organizations
are required to have a good understanding of the underlying code and make manual changes to
adapt the system to their needs.
In contrast, the proposed customer segmentation system using the k-means algorithm
overcomes these limitations by developing a user-friendly web application. This web
application is designed to be flexible and easily adaptable to different datasets from various
organizations. The application allows organizations to upload their customer data and specify
the number of desired clusters, making the process of customer segmentation much more
accessible and intuitive.
Another advantage of the proposed system is the use of the k-means algorithm, which is widely
used in the field of customer segmentation due to its effectiveness and efficiency. The web
application also implements the elbow method, which is used to determine the optimal number
of clusters for a given dataset. This provides organizations with a more accurate and reliable
way of segmenting their customers.
Finally, the proposed system provides a comprehensive presentation of the results of the
customer segmentation, including the cluster label for each customer, the characteristics of
each cluster, and the visualizations of the clusters. This information is crucial for organizations
to make informed marketing decisions and better understand their customers.
The proposed customer segmentation system using the k-means algorithm is a significant
improvement over existing systems. It is more flexible, user-friendly, and provides a more
comprehensive analysis of the customer data.
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Table 4.2 shows an analysis of the existing system in terms of selected features.
Table 4. 3 Analysis of existing system
S/N Feature Existing system

1 Adaptability Limited to single company
2 User-friendliness Lack of robustness and user-friendliness
3 Algorithm KMeans algorithm
4 Customer categories Varies
5 Marketing support Not specified
6 Customer understanding Not specified
7 Speed and efficiency Not specified
8 Web application design and deployment Not specified
9 Implementation and presentation Not specified
Table 4.3 shows an analysis of the proposed system in terms of selected features.
Table 4. 4 Analysis of proposed system
S/N Feature Proposed system

1 Adaptability Adaptable to different datasets
2 User-friendliness User-friendly web application
3 Algorithm KMeans algorithm
4 Customer categories Five customer categories generated
5 Marketing support Supports informed marketing decisions
6 Customer understanding Improved understanding of customers
7 Speed and efficiency Fast and efficient processing of data
8 Web application design and Streamlit used for web application design and
deployment deployment
9 Implementation and presentation User-friendly implementation and presentation
of results
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Table 4.4 shows a comparative analysis of the existing and proposed systems.
Table 4. 5 Comparative analysis of existing and proposed system
S/N Feature Existing system Proposed system

1 Adaptability Limited to single company Adaptable to different datasets
2 User- Lack of robustness and User-friendly web application
friendliness user-friendliness
3 Algorithm KMeans algorithm KMeans algorithm
4 Customer Varies Five customer categories generated
categories
5 Marketing Not specified Supports informed marketing
support decisions
6 Customer Not specified Improved understanding of customers
understanding
7 Speed and Not specified Fast and efficient processing of data
efficiency
8 Web Not specified Streamlit used for web application
application design and deployment
design and
deployment
9 Implementation Not specified User-friendly implementation and
and presentation of results
presentation
The table above provides a comparison of the existing system and the proposed system for
customer segmentation using the k-means algorithm. The table lists various features of the two
systems and compares their capabilities.
The feature of "Adaptability" compares the capability of the two systems to accommodate
different datasets. The existing system is limited to a single company, while the proposed
system is adaptable to different datasets.
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The feature of "User-friendliness" compares the robustness and ease-of-use of the two systems.
The existing system lacks robustness and user-friendliness, while the proposed system has a
user-friendly web application.
The feature of "Algorithm" compares the type of algorithm used by the two systems. The
proposed system uses the k-means algorithm, while the existing system does not specify the
algorithm used.
The feature of "Customer categories" compares the generation of customer categories. The
proposed system generates five customer categories, while the existing system does not specify
this feature.
The feature of "Marketing support" compares the support provided to informed marketing
decisions. The proposed system supports informed marketing decisions, while the existing
system does not specify this feature.
The feature of "Customer understanding" compares the improvement in understanding the

customers. The proposed system provides an improved understanding of customers, while the
existing system does not specify this feature.
The feature of "Speed and efficiency" compares the processing speed and efficiency of the two
systems. The proposed system is fast and efficient in processing data, while the existing system
does not specify this feature.
The feature of "Web application design and deployment" compares the design and deployment
of the web application. The proposed system uses Streamlit for web application design and
deployment, while the existing system does not specify this feature.
The feature of "Implementation and presentation" compares the user-friendliness of the

implementation and presentation of results. The proposed system has a user-friendly
implementation and presentation of results, while the existing system does not specify this
feature.
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CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Conclusion
After conducting a comprehensive examination of the previous studies in the field, it was
determined that they all have a significant limitation in that they are only applicable to data
from a single company. The existing works lacked the robustness and usability required to
handle data from other companies with ease and without the need to modify the code. In order
to overcome this challenge, the present study aimed not only to tackle the issue of customer
segmentation but also to create a user-friendly web application that would allow organizations
to effortlessly form meaningful clusters from their own datasets. The proposed solution aimed
to address the limitations of previous works and provide a more flexible and accessible tool for
customer segmentation. Overall, the results of this study demonstrated the potential to enhance
the practical application of customer segmentation and provide a valuable resource for
organizations.
5. 2 Recommendation
The proposed solution is a significant step forward in addressing the limitations of existing
customer segmentation solutions. By developing a user-friendly web application that can
accommodate datasets from different organizations, this work will provide a more robust and
versatile solution for customer segmentation. We highly recommend implementing this
solution, as it has the potential to provide valuable insights into customer segments, thereby
helping organizations better understand the needs and preferences of their target audience.
5.3 Implication
It was evident that previous studies on customer segmentation had a major limitation in their
scope, as they only focused on a single company. This restricted their capability to be versatile
and handle data from various organizations, leading to the requirement of a deep understanding
of the codes and systems. The lack of robustness and user-friendliness was a hindrance to the
practical implementation of these studies.
To overcome these challenges, the current work aimed to not only address the issue of customer
segmentation but also provide a solution to the inconvenience of working with different
datasets. By developing a user-friendly web application, organizations were now able to
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generate meaningful clusters from their data in an effortless manner. This innovative approach
provided a convenient platform for organizations to analyze their customer data and make
informed business decisions.
The contribution of this work to the field of customer segmentation was significant as it
provided organizations with a tool to quickly and effectively analyze their data. The web
application allowed organizations to easily identify and understand their customer segments,
leading to improved customer engagement and increased revenue.
The innovative approach to customer segmentation addressed the limitations of previous

studies and provided organizations with a user-friendly solution to analyze their customer data.
This work revolutionized the field of customer segmentation, making it more accessible and
practical for organizations of all sizes.
5.4 Future Research

Future research in customer segmentation could aim to build upon the current limitations of
related works by creating a more robust and user-friendly system that can handle datasets from
multiple organizations. The focus could be on developing an intelligent algorithm that is able
to automatically analyze and segment customer data in a way that is both efficient and effective.
Additionally, the research could also explore the potential for using machine learning
techniques, such as deep learning and neural networks, to improve the accuracy and scalability
of the customer segmentation process. Another avenue for future research could be to integrate
the user-friendly web application mentioned in the statement into a comprehensive customer
relationship management (CRM) platform, allowing organizations to more easily manage their
customer data and use it to inform key business decisions.
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APPENDICES
Dataset
CustomerID Gender Age Annual Income (k$) Spending Score (1-100)
1 Male 19 15 39
2 Male 21 15 81
3 Female 20 16 6
4 Female 23 16 77
5 Female 31 17 40
6 Female 22 17 76
7 Female 35 18 6
8 Female 23 18 94
9 Male 64 19 3
10 Female 30 19 72
11 Male 67 19 14
12 Female 35 19 99
13 Female 58 20 15
14 Female 24 20 77
15 Male 37 20 13
16 Male 22 20 79
17 Female 35 21 35
18 Male 20 21 66
19 Male 52 23 29
20 Female 35 23 98
21 Male 35 24 35
22 Male 25 24 73
23 Female 46 25 5
24 Male 31 25 73
25 Female 54 28 14
26 Male 29 28 82
27 Female 45 28 32
28 Male 35 28 61
29 Female 40 29 31
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30 Female 23 29 87
31 Male 60 30 4
32 Female 21 30 73
33 Male 53 33 4
34 Male 18 33 92
35 Female 49 33 14
36 Female 21 33 81
37 Female 42 34 17
38 Female 30 34 73
39 Female 36 37 26
40 Female 20 37 75
41 Female 65 38 35
42 Male 24 38 92
43 Male 48 39 36
44 Female 31 39 61
45 Female 49 39 28
46 Female 24 39 65
47 Female 50 40 55
48 Female 27 40 47
49 Female 29 40 42
50 Female 31 40 42
51 Female 49 42 52
52 Male 33 42 60
53 Female 31 43 54
54 Male 59 43 60
55 Female 50 43 45
56 Male 47 43 41
57 Female 51 44 50
58 Male 69 44 46
59 Female 27 46 51
60 Male 53 46 46
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61 Male 70 46 56
62 Male 19 46 55
63 Female 67 47 52
64 Female 54 47 59
65 Male 63 48 51
66 Male 18 48 59
67 Female 43 48 50
68 Female 68 48 48
69 Male 19 48 59
70 Female 32 48 47
71 Male 70 49 55
72 Female 47 49 42
73 Female 60 50 49
74 Female 60 50 56
75 Male 59 54 47
76 Male 26 54 54
77 Female 45 54 53
78 Male 40 54 48
79 Female 23 54 52
80 Female 49 54 42
81 Male 57 54 51
82 Male 38 54 55
83 Male 67 54 41
84 Female 46 54 44
85 Female 21 54 57
86 Male 48 54 46
87 Female 55 57 58
88 Female 22 57 55
89 Female 34 58 60
90 Female 50 58 46
91 Female 68 59 55
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92 Male 18 59 41
93 Male 48 60 49
94 Female 40 60 40
95 Female 32 60 42
96 Male 24 60 52
97 Female 47 60 47
98 Female 27 60 50
99 Male 48 61 42
100 Male 20 61 49
101 Female 23 62 41
102 Female 49 62 48
103 Male 67 62 59
104 Male 26 62 55
105 Male 49 62 56
106 Female 21 62 42
107 Female 66 63 50
108 Male 54 63 46
109 Male 68 63 43
110 Male 66 63 48
111 Male 65 63 52
112 Female 19 63 54
113 Female 38 64 42
114 Male 19 64 46
115 Female 18 65 48
116 Female 19 65 50
117 Female 63 65 43
118 Female 49 65 59
119 Female 51 67 43
120 Female 50 67 57
121 Male 27 67 56
122 Female 38 67 40
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123 Female 40 69 58
124 Male 39 69 91
125 Female 23 70 29
126 Female 31 70 77
127 Male 43 71 35
128 Male 40 71 95
129 Male 59 71 11
130 Male 38 71 75
131 Male 47 71 9
132 Male 39 71 75
133 Female 25 72 34
134 Female 31 72 71
135 Male 20 73 5
136 Female 29 73 88
137 Female 44 73 7
138 Male 32 73 73
139 Male 19 74 10
140 Female 35 74 72
141 Female 57 75 5
142 Male 32 75 93
143 Female 28 76 40
144 Female 32 76 87
145 Male 25 77 12
146 Male 28 77 97
147 Male 48 77 36
148 Female 32 77 74
149 Female 34 78 22
150 Male 34 78 90
151 Male 43 78 17
152 Male 39 78 88
153 Female 44 78 20
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154 Female 38 78 76
155 Female 47 78 16
156 Female 27 78 89
157 Male 37 78 1
158 Female 30 78 78
159 Male 34 78 1
160 Female 30 78 73
161 Female 56 79 35
162 Female 29 79 83
163 Male 19 81 5
164 Female 31 81 93
165 Male 50 85 26
166 Female 36 85 75
167 Male 42 86 20
168 Female 33 86 95
169 Female 36 87 27
170 Male 32 87 63
171 Male 40 87 13
172 Male 28 87 75
173 Male 36 87 10
174 Male 36 87 92
175 Female 52 88 13
176 Female 30 88 86
177 Male 58 88 15
178 Male 27 88 69
179 Male 59 93 14
180 Male 35 93 90
181 Female 37 97 32
182 Female 32 97 86
183 Male 46 98 15
184 Female 29 98 88
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185 Female 41 99 39
186 Male 30 99 97
187 Female 54 101 24
188 Male 28 101 68
189 Female 41 103 17
190 Female 36 103 85
191 Female 34 103 23
192 Female 32 103 69
193 Male 33 113 8
194 Female 38 113 91
195 Female 47 120 16
196 Female 35 120 79
197 Female 45 126 28
198 Male 32 126 74
199 Male 32 137 18
200 Male 30 137 83
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Main.py
import streamlit as st
import pickle
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
from sklearn import metrics
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
from sklearn.cluster import KMeans
import scipy.cluster.hierarchy as hcluster
from sklearn.cluster import AgglomerativeClustering
dataFrame=pd.read_csv('Mall_Customers.csv')
st.write("""
# Customer Segmentation App
This web app shows the number of clusters
""")
st.sidebar.header('User Input Features')
dataFrame = dataFrame.rename(columns={'Annual Income (k$)': 'Annual_Income', 'Spending

Score (1-100)': 'Spending_score'})
Clusters = st.sidebar.slider('k', 1, 10, 5)

Annual_Income = st.sidebar.slider('Annual_Income', 15,137,35)
Spending_score = st.sidebar.slider('Spending_score', 1,99,25)
def user_input_features():
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#Clusters = st.sidebar.slider('k', 1, 10, 5)
#Annual_Income = st.sidebar.slider('Annual_Income', 15,137,35)
#Spending_score = st.sidebar.slider('Spending_score', 1,99,25)
data = {'Clusters': Clusters,
'Annual_Income': Annual_Income,
'Spending_score': Spending_score
}
features = pd.DataFrame(data, index=[0])
return features
df = user_input_features()
kmeans = KMeans(n_clusters = Clusters,random_state = 111)

kmeans.fit(dataFrame.iloc[:,2:5])
cluster_labels = kmeans.fit_predict(dataFrame.iloc[:,2:5])
preds = kmeans.labels_
kmeans_df = pd.DataFrame(dataFrame.iloc[:,2:5])
kmeans_df['KMeans_Clusters'] = preds
kmeans_df.head(5)
#visulization of clusters income vs spending score

#sns.scatterplot(kmeans_df['Annual_Income'],kmeans_df['Spending_score'],hue='KMeans_C
lusters',data=kmeans_df,palette="deep")
#sns.scatterplot(kmeans_df['Annual_Income'],kmeans_df['Spending_score'],hue='KMeans_C
lusters',palette="deep")
#sns.scatterplot(x=kmeans_df['Annual_Income'], y=kmeans_df['Spending_score'],
palette="deep")
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sns.scatterplot(x=kmeans_df['Annual_Income'], y=kmeans_df['Spending_score'],
hue=kmeans_df['KMeans_Clusters'], palette="deep")
# plt.scatter(df.Attack, df.Defense, c=df.c, alpha = 0.6, s=10)

plt.title("Annual_Income vs Spending_score", fontsize=15)
plt.xlabel("Annual_Income", fontsize=12)
plt.ylabel("Spending_score", fontsize=12)
plt.show()
st.set_option('deprecation.showPyplotGlobalUse', False)
if st.button('scatter plot'):
st.header('Annual income vs spending score')
#sns.axes_style("white"):
f, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(7, 5))
ax =
sns.scatterplot(kmeans_df['Annual_Income'],kmeans_df['Spending_score'],hue='KMeans_Cl
usters',data=kmeans_df,palette="deep")
st.pyplot()
# Saving the model

import pickle
pickle.dump(kmeans, open('kmeans.pkl', 'wb'))
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Customer segmentation code
import pandas as pd # Pandas (version : 1.1.5)
import numpy as np # Numpy (version : 1.19.2)
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Matplotlib (version : 3.3.2)
from sklearn.cluster import KMeans # Scikit Learn (version : 0.23.2)
import seaborn as sns # Seaborn (version : 0.11.1)
plt.style.use('seaborn')
# **2. Importing the data from .csv file**
data = pd.read_csv('Mall_Customers.csv')
# **3. Viewing and Describing the data**
Now we view the Head and Tail of the data using head() and tail() respectively.
data.head()
data.tail()
len(data)
data.shape
data.columns
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for i,col in enumerate(data.columns):
print(f'Column number {1+i} is {col}')
data.dtypes
data.info()
data.describe()
# **4. Checking the data for inconsistencies and further cleaning the data if needed.**
Checking data for missing values using isnull().
data.isnull()
data.isnull().sum()
The 'customer_id' column has no relevence therefore deleting it would be better.
Deleting 'customer_id' colummn using drop().
data = data.drop('CustomerID', axis=1)
data.head()
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The 'Annual income' and 'Spending score' columns have spaces in their column names, we need
to rename them.
Cleaning the data labels (Annual income and Spending Score) using rename().
data = data.rename(columns={'Annual Income (k$)':'Annual_Income','Spending Score (1-

100)':'Spending_Score'})
data.head()
NOTE : Data doesnt have any missing values so it is clean, and therefore no need for cleaning
the data
# **5. Understanding and Visualizing Data**
Finding and viewing Corelations in the data and columns using corr().
corr = data.corr()
corr
Plotting the heatmap of correlation of all the columns of the dataset.
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10,8))
sns.set(font_scale=1.5)
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ax = sns.heatmap(corr, cmap = 'Reds', annot = True, linewidths=0.5, linecolor='black')
plt.title('Heatmap for the Data', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
# 5.1. Gender Data Visualization
data['Gender'].head()
Now we take a look at the data type of the column.
data['Gender'].dtype
Finding the unique values in the column using unique().
data['Gender'].unique()
Counts of each type in the Gender Column using value_counts().
data['Gender'].value_counts()
Plotting Gender Distribution on Bar graph and the ratio of distribution using Pie Chart.
labels=data['Gender'].unique()
values=data['Gender'].value_counts(ascending=True)
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fig, (ax0,ax1) = plt.subplots(ncols=2,figsize=(15,8))
bar = ax0.bar(x=labels, height=values, width=0.4, align='center', color=['#42a7f5','#d400ad'])
ax0.set(title='Count difference in Gender Distribution',xlabel='Gender', ylabel='No. of

Customers')
ax0.set_ylim(0,130)
ax0.axhline(y=data['Gender'].value_counts()[0], color='#d400ad', linestyle='--',

label=f'Female ({data.Gender.value_counts()[0]})')
ax0.axhline(y=data['Gender'].value_counts()[1], color='#42a7f5', linestyle='--', label=f'Male

({data.Gender.value_counts()[1]})')
ax0.legend()
ax1.pie(values,labels=labels,colors=['#42a7f5','#d400ad'],autopct='%1.1f%%')
ax1.set(title='Ratio of Gender Distribution')
fig.suptitle('Gender Distribution', fontsize=30);
plt.show()
**5.2. Age Data Visualization
First we take a look at the age column of the dataset.**
data['Age'].head()
data['Age'].dtype
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data['Age'].unique()
data['Age'].describe()
ax = sns.boxplot(y=data["Age"], color="#f73434")
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].max(), linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max Age

({data.Age.max()})')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].describe()[6], linestyle='--',color='#f74343', label=f'75% Age

({data.Age.describe()[6]:.2f})')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].median(), linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'Median Age

({data.Age.median():.2f})')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].describe()[4], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'25% Age

({data.Age.describe()[4]:.2f})')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].min(), linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min Age

({data.Age.min()})')
ax.legend(fontsize='xx-small', loc='upper right')
ax.set_ylabel('No. of Customers')
plt.title('Age Distribution', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
data['Age'].value_counts().head()
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ax = sns.countplot(x=data['Age'], palette='spring')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].value_counts().max(), linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max

Age Count ({data.Age.value_counts().max()})')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].value_counts().mean(), linestyle='--',color='#eb50db',
label=f'Average Age Count ({data.Age.value_counts().mean():.1f})')
ax.axhline(y=data['Age'].value_counts().min(), linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min Age

Count ({data.Age.value_counts().min()})')
ax.legend(loc ='right')
plt.title('Age Distribution', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
Gender wise Age Distribution
data[data['Gender']=='Male']['Age'].describe()
statistical Age Distribution of female customers.
data[data['Gender']=='Female']['Age'].describe()
Visualizing Gender wise Age Distribution of Male and Female customers on a boxplot.
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data_male = data[data['Gender']=='Male']['Age'].describe()
data_female = data[data['Gender']=='Female']['Age'].describe()
fig, (ax0,ax1) = plt.subplots(ncols=2,figsize=(15,8))
sns.boxplot(y=data[data['Gender']=='Male']['Age'], color="#42a7f5", ax=ax0)
ax0.axhline(y=data['Age'].max(), linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max Age

({data_male[7]})')
ax0.axhline(y=data_male[6], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'75% Age

({data_male[6]:.2f})')
ax0.axhline(y=data_male[5], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'Median Age

ax0.axhline(y=data_male[4], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'25% Age

ax0.axhline(y=data_male[3], linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min Age

({data_male[3]})')
ax0.legend(fontsize='xx-small', loc='upper right')
ax0.set(ylabel='No. of Customers', title='Age Distribution of Male Customers')
ax0.set_ylim(15,72)
ax1 = sns.boxplot(y=data[data['Gender']=='Female']['Age'], color="#d400ad", ax=ax1)
ax1.axhline(y=data_female[7], linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max Age

({data_female[7]})')
ax1.axhline(y=data_female[6], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'75% Age

({data_female[6]:.2f})')
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ax1.axhline(y=data_female[5], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'Median Age
ax1.axhline(y=data_female[4], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'25% Age

ax1.axhline(y=data_female[3], linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min Age

({data_female[3]})')
ax1.legend(fontsize='xx-small', loc='upper right')
ax1.set(ylabel='No. of Customers', title='Age Distribution of Female Customers')
ax1.set_ylim(15,72)
plt.show()
#Average Age of Male Customers.
data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Age.mean()
#Counts of first five max age counts in the Male Customers.
data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Age.value_counts().head()
#Visualizing distribution of age count in Male customers using a countplot.
maxi = data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Age.value_counts().max()
mean = data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Age.value_counts().mean()
mini = data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Age.value_counts().min()
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ax = sns.countplot(x=data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Age, palette='spring')
ax.axhline(y=maxi, linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max Age Count ({maxi})')
ax.axhline(y=mean, linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'Average Age Count ({mean:.1f})')
ax.axhline(y=mini, linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min Age Count ({mini})')
plt.title('Age Count Distribution in Male Customers', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
#Average Age of Female Customers.
data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Age.mean()
#Counts of first five max age count in the Female Customers.
data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Age.value_counts().head()
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#Visualizing distribution of age count in Female customers using a countplot.
maxi = data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Age.value_counts().max()
mean = data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Age.value_counts().mean()
mini = data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Age.value_counts().min()
ax = sns.countplot(x=data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Age, palette='spring')
ax.axhline(y=maxi, linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max Age Count ({maxi})')
ax.axhline(y=mean, linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'Average Age Count ({mean:.1f})')
ax.axhline(y=mini, linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min Age Count ({mini})')
plt.title('Age Distribution in Female Customers', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
# 6. Analyzing Data for Modelling****
data['Annual_Income'].head()
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data['Annual_Income'].dtype
data['Annual_Income'].describe()
Visualizing statistical data about Annual Income column on a boxplot.
ax = sns.boxplot(y=data["Annual_Income"], color="#f73434")
ax.axhline(y=data["Annual_Income"].max(), linestyle='--',color='#c90404', label=f'Max

Income ({data.Annual_Income.max()})')
ax.axhline(y=data["Annual_Income"].describe()[6], linestyle='--',color='#f74343',
label=f'75% Income ({data.Annual_Income.describe()[6]:.2f})')
ax.axhline(y=data["Annual_Income"].median(), linestyle='--',color='#eb50db', label=f'Median

Income ({data.Annual_Income.median():.2f})')
ax.axhline(y=data["Annual_Income"].describe()[4], linestyle='--',color='#eb50db',
label=f'25% Income ({data.Annual_Income.describe()[4]:.2f})')
ax.axhline(y=data["Annual_Income"].min(), linestyle='--',color='#046ebf', label=f'Min

Income ({data.Annual_Income.min()})')
ax.legend(fontsize='xx-small', loc='upper right')
plt.title('Annual Income (in Thousand USD)', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
#Distribution of Annual Income counts.
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data['Annual_Income'].value_counts().head()
#Visualizing Annual Income count value distribution on a histogram.
ax = sns.histplot(data['Annual_Income'], bins=15, ax=ax, color=['orange'])
ax.set_xlabel('Annual Income (in Thousand USD)')
plt.title('Annual Income count Distribution of Customers', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
#Visualizing Annual Income per Age on a Scatterplot.
ax = sns.scatterplot(y=data['Annual_Income'], x=data['Age'], color='#f73434',

s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3)
ax.set_ylabel('Annual Income (in Thousand USD)')
plt.title('Annual Income per Age', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
#Statistical data about the Annual Income of male customer.
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data[data['Gender']=='Male'].Annual_Income.describe()
#Statistical data about the Annual Income of female customer.
data[data['Gender']=='Female'].Annual_Income.describe()
#Visualizing statistical difference of Annual Income between Male and Female Customers.
ax = sns.boxplot(x=data['Gender'], y=data["Annual_Income"], hue=data['Gender'],

palette='seismic')
plt.title('Annual Income Distribution by Gender', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
#Visualizing annual Income per Age by Gender on a scatterplot.
ax = sns.scatterplot(y=data['Annual_Income'], x=data['Age'], hue=data['Gender'],

palette='seismic', s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3)
ax.legend(loc ='upper right')
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plt.title('Annual Income per Age by Gender', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
#Visualizing difference of Annual Income between Male and Female Customers using Violin
Plot.
ax = sns.violinplot(y=data['Annual_Income'],x=data['Gender'])
plt.title('Annual Income Distribution by Gender', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
# K - Means Clustering****
data.isna().sum()
data.head()
clustering_data = data.iloc[:,[2,3]]
clustering_data.head()
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ax =
sns.scatterplot(y=clustering_data['Spending_Score'],x=clustering_data['Annual_Income'],
s=70, color='#f73434', edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3)
ax.set_ylabel('Spending Scores')
ax.set_xlabel('Annual Income (in Thousand USD)')
plt.title('Spending Score per Annual Income', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
wcss=[]
for i in range(1,30):
km = KMeans(i)
km.fit(clustering_data)
wcss.append(km.inertia_)
np.array(wcss)
ax = plt.plot(range(1,30),wcss, linewidth=2, color="red", marker ="8")
plt.axvline(x=5, ls='--')
plt.ylabel('WCSS')
plt.xlabel('No. of Clusters (k)')
plt.title('The Elbow Method', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
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# 8. Clustering
kms = KMeans(n_clusters=5, init='k-means++')
kms.fit(clustering_data)
clusters = clustering_data.copy()
clusters['Cluster_Prediction'] = kms.fit_predict(clustering_data)
clusters.head()
kms.cluster_centers_
plt.scatter(x=clusters[clusters['Cluster_Prediction'] == 4]['Annual_Income'],
y=clusters[clusters['Cluster_Prediction'] == 4]['Spending_Score'],
s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3, c='orange', label='Cluster 1')
s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3, c='deepskyblue', label='Cluster 2')
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s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.2, c='Magenta', label='Cluster 3')
s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3, c='red', label='Cluster 4')
s=70,edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3, c='lime', label='Cluster 5')
plt.scatter(x=kms.cluster_centers_[:, 0], y=kms.cluster_centers_[:, 1], s = 120, c = 'yellow',

label = 'Centroids',edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3)
plt.legend(loc='right')
plt.xlim(0,140)
plt.ylim(0,100)
plt.xlabel('Annual Income (in Thousand USD)')
plt.ylabel('Spending Score')
plt.title('Clusters', fontsize = 20)
plt.show()
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CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION USING K-MEANS

ARONIMO GOODNESS BOSEDE

BEING A BSC PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF

Dr. Marcus Chigoziri ………………... ……………….

Project Supervisor Signature Date

DR. FRIDAY ONUODU ………………. ……………….

Head of Department Signature Date

External Examiner ………………. ……………….

Prof. Mrs. Eka Essien ………………. ……………….

(Dean, Faculty of Science) Signature Date

Signed …………………………………….. Date ………………………...

ADEBAYO GOODNESS BOSEDE

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2

1.3 AIM OF THE STUDY 3

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 4

1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY 4

1.5 LIMITATIONS TO THE STUDY 4

1.6 DEFINTION OF TERMS 4

2.2 K-MEANS ALGORITHM 7

2.3 KEY FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF K MEANS ALGORITHM 8

2.4 ADVANTAGE AND LIMITATION OF USING K-MEANS ALGORITHM 8

2.6 PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE 10

2.7 APPLICATION OF K-MEANS ALGORITHM IN CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION

2.8 COMPARISON OF K-MEANS CLUSTERING TO OTHER CLUSTERING METHOD

2.9 DATA PREPROCESSING TECHNIQUES 13

2.10 DATA FEATURE SELECTION METHOD 14

2.11 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION 15

2.12 REVIEW OF RELATED WORKS 16

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 20

3.2 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SYSTEM 21

3.3 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED SYSTEM 22

3.4 DATA COLLECTION AND EXPLORATION 23

3.5 DATA PRE-PROCESSING 25

3.5.1 HANDLING MISSING DATA 25

3.5.2 FEATURE REDUCTION 26

3.5.3 FEATURE SCALING 27

3.6 DATA UNDERSTANDING AND VISUALIZATION 27

3.7 CLUSTER ANALYSIS 31

3.7.1 ELBOW METHOD 32

3.7.2 CLUSTERS VISUALIZATION 33

3.7.3 CHARACTERIZING CLUSTERS 34

IMPLEMENTATION AND PRESENTATION 35

4.1 PRESENTATION OF CLUSTER RESULTS 35

4.2 WEB APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT 38

4.2.1 USER INTERFACE DESIGN 38

4.2.2 DATA PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION 38

4.2.3 ALGORITHM IMPLEMENTATION 38

4.2.4 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 38

4.4 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED SYSTEM 42

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 46

5.4 Future Research 47

Customer segmentation code 59

Table 3. 1 Mall customers dataset 24

Table 4. 1 Summary of advices to company 36

Figure 3. 1 Process of research design 21

Figure 4. 1 Clusters formed when k value is 1 39

Customer segmentation is a kind of application of unsupervised learning. Using the

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY