A ________ Is a Lower-Triangle Matrix Containing Pairwise Distances Between

question 28

Multiple Choice

A ________ is a lower-triangle matrix containing pairwise distances between objects or cases.

• A)classification matrix
• B)correlation matrix
• C)similarity/distance coefficient matrix
• D)factor matrix

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Definitions:

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of values in a final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis in statistics that suggests no significant difference or effect; it is the hypothesis that researchers aim to test against.

Region Of Rejection

Values of a statistic that result in the decision to reject the null hypothesis.

Alpha

The significance level set for a statistical hypothesis test, representing the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.