I'm running an Hierarchical Cluster Analysis. When I run with Method: Wards, Measure: Euclidean, I get a beautiful dendrogram:
The clusters with Method: Wards, Measure: Euclidean, are not nearly as useful as the clusters I get on this data using Method: Wards, Measure: Cosine. However, with Method: Wards, Measure: Cosine, the dendrogram doesn't appear to distinguish any clusters at all:
How can I correct this?
For reference, here is the SPSS syntax used:
Thanks very much in advance to all for any info!

The clusters with Method: Wards, Measure: Euclidean, are not nearly as useful as the clusters I get on this data using Method: Wards, Measure: Cosine. However, with Method: Wards, Measure: Cosine, the dendrogram doesn't appear to distinguish any clusters at all:

How can I correct this?
For reference, here is the SPSS syntax used:
Code:
Syntax for WARDS/EUCLIDEAN:
PROXIMITIES BARGAIN1 BARGAIN2 SURPRISE1 SURPRISE2 ALLVARS2 ALLVARS3 ALLVARS4 ALLVARS5 ALLVARS6
ALLVARS7 ALLVARS8 ALLVARS9 ALLVARS10 ALLVARS12 ALLVARS13 ALLVARS14 ALLVARS15 ALLVARS16 ALLVARS17
ALLVARS18
/MATRIX OUT('/var/folders/dM/dMLlrwwfH+4ej0v54HnEZk+++TI/-Tmp-/spssKyhUYW/spssclus.tmp')
/VIEW=CASE
/MEASURE=EUCLID
/STANDARDIZE=VARIABLE RANGE
/PRINT NONE.
CLUSTER
/MATRIX IN('/var/folders/dM/dMLlrwwfH+4ej0v54HnEZk+++TI/-Tmp-/spssKyhUYW/spssclus.tmp')
/METHOD WARD
/PLOT DENDROGRAM VICICLE
/PRINT NONE.
ERASE FILE='/var/folders/dM/dMLlrwwfH+4ej0v54HnEZk+++TI/-Tmp-/spssKyhUYW/spssclus.tmp'.
Code:
Syntax for WARDS/COSINE
PROXIMITIES BARGAIN1 BARGAIN2 SURPRISE1 SURPRISE2 ALLVARS2 ALLVARS3 ALLVARS4 ALLVARS5 ALLVARS6
ALLVARS7 ALLVARS8 ALLVARS9 ALLVARS10 ALLVARS12 ALLVARS13 ALLVARS14 ALLVARS15 ALLVARS16 ALLVARS17
ALLVARS18
/MATRIX OUT('/var/folders/dM/dMLlrwwfH+4ej0v54HnEZk+++TI/-Tmp-/spssKyhUYW/spssclus.tmp')
/VIEW=CASE
/MEASURE=COSINE
/STANDARDIZE=VARIABLE RANGE
/PRINT NONE.
CLUSTER
/MATRIX IN('/var/folders/dM/dMLlrwwfH+4ej0v54HnEZk+++TI/-Tmp-/spssKyhUYW/spssclus.tmp')
/METHOD WARD
/PLOT DENDROGRAM VICICLE
/PRINT NONE.
ERASE FILE='/var/folders/dM/dMLlrwwfH+4ej0v54HnEZk+++TI/-Tmp-/spssKyhUYW/spssclus.tmp'.