Which of the Following Is the First Stage of Joining

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the first stage of joining clusters in agglomerative hierarchical clustering?

• A) by separating clusters into finer groups
• B) by joining two clusters farthest away from each other
• C) by joining two clusters that are not at a Euclidean distance
• D) by joining two clusters that are closest to each other

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