Most hierarchical clustering methods are limited to relatively small matrices. On the other hand, if personality types exist, there are probably many of them. Consequently, a method is needed for clustering hierarchically the interrelationships between many persons, as represented in a matrix of a thousand by a thousand. This paper develops and illustrates such a method.
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