Which Approach to Cluster Analysis Involves Evaluating the Distance Between

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which approach to cluster analysis involves evaluating the distance between two clusters by first finding the geometric center of each cluster and then computing distances between the two centers?

• A) Euclidean distance
• B) Average linkage method
• C) Maximum likelihood method
• D) Principal components analysis
• E) Varimax approach

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