what clustering algorithm shout i choose?

Hello, Could you advise me, what algorithm of clustering shout I use, when I have dataset with mixed type of data (numeric and nominal data). Thank you ...

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

There is no general rule. The best clustering method to use is going to depend upon your data set. There are methods that tend to work better in the more common situations, but you can usually find datasets that will happen to work better with any given algorithm.

[Radoslav Vandzura]

So, what are steps when I going to do clustering and I have given dataset...And according what shout I choose the best algorithm for my dataset?...

[Radoslav Vandzura]

When I want to work with categorical data, Is it necessary to convert categorical data to numerical data?