Analisis Cluster untuk Pengelompokan Kemampuan Penguasaan ICT Menggunakan K-Means dan Autoencoder

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills are essential in today's digital age. However, numerous new students possess varying levels of ICT proficiency and may lack the necessary skills expected by universities. ICT training is essential for enhancing students' ICT skills. Nevertheless, delivering the same training to all students proves to be less effective. Therefore, grouping students' ICT skills is crucial to ensure that the training provided aligns with the fundamental abilities of the students. Cluster analysis is a common method for grouping data. This study employs k-Means and autoencoder for cluster analysis, with autoencoder utilized to reduce data dimensions and k-Means to perform the clustering process. The Elbow method is utilized to identify the ideal number of clusters. The optimal number of clusters determined was three clusters. Model evaluation was conducted using the Silhouette coefficient and the Davies-Bouldin Index (DBI). The evaluation results revealed that the combination of k-Means and autoencoder yields superior performance compared to using k-Means alone, as evidenced by a higher Silhouette value and a lower DBI value.