Numerical Taxonomy

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
classification method
gptkbp:aimsTo classify organisms based on overall similarity
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs phenetics
taxometrics
gptkbp:appliesTo animals
plants
microorganisms
gptkbp:basisFor modern computational taxonomy
gptkbp:contrastsWith phylogenetic systematics
gptkbp:criticizedFor ignoring evolutionary relationships
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Robert_R._Sokal
Peter H. A. Sneath
gptkbp:field biology
systematics
gptkbp:focusesOn quantitative analysis of characteristics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Numerical Taxonomy
gptkbp:importantFor mid-20th century taxonomy
gptkbp:publishedIn Principles of Numerical Taxonomy (1963)
gptkbp:relatedTo bioinformatics
gptkbp:uses statistical methods
cluster analysis
mathematical techniques
distance matrices
similarity coefficients
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:P._H._A._Sneath
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7