Penerapan K-Means dan Single Linkage untuk Pengelompokkan Provinsi di Indonesia Berdasarkan Harga Eceran Beras Tahun 2022

Abstract

Rice is a very important food commodity in Indonesia. This happens because rice is the number of one food product that is needed. Often, the sudden rise in rice prices becomes a concern for the community. It is undeniable, there are still many Indonesian people who live below the poverty line, and are worried about rising rice prices. This study aims to classify provinces in Indonesia based on the retail price of rice in 2022. The method used in this research is the K-Means and Single Linkage method, where the samples taken are 34 provinces in Indonesia. The results showed that there were 3 cluster divisions, namely the first cluster, the second cluster, and the third cluster. Using the K-Means method, there are 27 provinces in the first cluster, there are 4 provinces in the second cluster, and there are 3 provinces in the third cluster. Meanwhile, using the Single Linkage method, there are 3 provinces in the first cluster, 1 province in the second cluster, and 30 provinces in the third cluster.