Which of the Following Is Not a Procedure to Check

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a procedure to check the quality of clustering results?

• A)Perform cluster analysis on the same data using different distance measures.Compare the results across measures to determine the stability of the solutions.
• B)Delete variables randomly.Perform clustering based on the reduced set of variables.Compare the results with those obtained by clustering based on the entire set of variables.
• C)Use the same method of clustering and compare the results.
• D)Split the data randomly into halves.Perform clustering separately on each half.Compare cluster centroids across the two subsamples.

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