Which of the following is a limitation of K-Means clustering?

Practice Questions

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Which of the following is a limitation of K-Means clustering?
  1. It can handle large datasets
  2. It is sensitive to outliers
  3. It can find non-convex clusters
  4. It requires no prior knowledge of data

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following is a limitation of K-Means clustering?
  • Step 1: Understand what K-Means clustering is. It is a method used to group data points into clusters based on their similarities.
  • Step 2: Learn about outliers. Outliers are data points that are very different from the rest of the data.
  • Step 3: Recognize that K-Means calculates the center of each cluster, called the centroid.
  • Step 4: Realize that if there are outliers in the data, they can pull the centroid away from the main group of data points.
  • Step 5: Understand that this can lead to incorrect clustering results, as the clusters may not represent the true structure of the data.
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