Which of the Following Is True of the Value of K

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the value of k in the k-Nearest Neighbors algorithm?

• A) The value of k is always taken as a constant and is equal to 1.
• B) If the value of k is large, it drastically increases variability.
• C) If the value k is very large, it introduces biases into the classification decisions.
• D) If the value k is large, the classification of a record is very sensitive to the classification of the single record to which it is closest.

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