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Implement K-Means Clustering
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Implement K-Means Clustering

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Problem

Given a list of n points in d dimensions as points, an integer k, a maximum number of iterations max_iters, a tolerance tol, and an optional random seed seed, implement K-means clustering from scratch. Return the final centroids, the cluster assignment for each point, and the number of iterations performed. Use Euclidean distance, initialize centroids by sampling k distinct points, and stop when centroid movement is at most tol or when max_iters is reached. If a cluster becomes empty, reinitialize its centroid to the point farthest from its currently assigned centroid.

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 10^4
  • 1 <= d <= 50
  • 1 <= k <= n
  • 1 <= max_iters <= 300
  • 0 <= tol <= 1
  • All points have the same dimension

Function Signature

def k_means(points, k, max_iters=100, tol=1e-4, seed=None):
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