Engineering: Journal of Mechatronics and Education
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Engineering: Journal of Mechatronics and Education

Comparison of K-Means and K-Medoids Methods in Clustering Stress Levels of 6th Semester Students

Nuraini, Roswanda (Unknown)
Sinta Hardianti (Unknown)
Elkin Rivalni (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jan 2025

Abstract

Final-year students often experience high psychological pressure due to academic demands such as thesis completion, final exams, and career uncertainty. This stress can negatively affect their academic performance and overall mental health. This study aims to compare the performance of two clustering methods, K-Means and K-Medoids, in grouping stress levels among sixth-semester students. The comparison is based on three key parameters: accuracy, consistency, and computational speed. Data were collected using psychological questionnaires reflecting students’ stress symptoms and analyzed using both clustering techniques. Preliminary results indicate that K-Medoids outperforms K-Means in terms of accuracy and result stability, particularly when dealing with datasets containing outliers, while K-Means is more efficient in processing large-scale data. These findings are expected to serve as a reference for educational institutions in developing early stress detection systems based on data mining to enhance more targeted psychological support services.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mechatronics

Publisher

Subject

Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Computer Science & IT Education Electrical & Electronics Engineering Engineering

Description

The aim of publishing Engineering: Journal of Mechatronics and Education is to disseminate new theories and research results that have been achieved in the fields of education and engineering. This publication is available online through open access. Engineering: Journal of Mechatronics and ...