Are Agglomerative Methods of Hierarchical Clustering in Which Clusters Are

question 20

Multiple Choice

are agglomerative methods of hierarchical clustering in which clusters are generated to minimize the within- cluster variance.

• A) Centroid methods
• B) Linkage methods
• C) Variance methods
• D) Parallel methods

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Definitions:

Point Estimate

A single value derived from sample data that serves as a best guess or best estimate of a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values, extracted from statistics of a sample, presumed to hold the value of a not-yet-known population characteristic, assured with a particular degree of confidence.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points that are included in a statistical sample.

Confidence Interval

A confidence interval is a range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.