This document discusses the extended particle swarm optimization (ECPSO) algorithm for enhancing the k-means clustering algorithm, which is widely used in data mining. It highlights the limitations of the k-means algorithm, such as susceptibility to local optima and challenges in selecting initial parameters, and proposes ECPSO as a solution to improve clustering performance. Through comparisons with other clustering techniques, the authors demonstrate that ECPSO provides better accuracy and quality in clustering results.