Before revision:  We anticipate straightforward translation to many other fields where existing analysis tools , such as k-means and traditional hierarchical clustering, require ad hoc assumptions on the data structure or lack the interpretability of the present method .
After revision:  We anticipate straightforward translation to many other fields where existing analysis tools , such as k-means and traditional hierarchical clustering, require ad hoc assumptions on the data structure , lack the interpretability of the present method .