Choice of a Clustering Method and Choice of a Distance

question 39

True/False

Choice of a clustering method and choice of a distance measure are interrelated.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Endowment Effect

The tendency people have to place higher valuations on items they possess (are endowed with) than on identical items that they do not possess; perhaps caused by loss aversion.

Time Inconsistency

The tendency of certain conditions or decisions to change over time, especially in the context of economic planning and policy-making.

Prospect Theory

A behavioral economics theory of preferences having three main features: (1) people evaluate options on the basis of whether they generate gains or losses relative to the status quo; (2) gains are subject to diminishing marginal utility, while losses are subject to diminishing marginal disutility; and (3) people are prone to loss aversion.