Which of the following algorithms is commonly used for hierarchical clustering?

Practice Questions

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Which of the following algorithms is commonly used for hierarchical clustering?
  1. K-means
  2. DBSCAN
  3. Agglomerative clustering
  4. Gaussian Mixture Models

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following algorithms is commonly used for hierarchical clustering?
  • Step 1: Understand what hierarchical clustering means. It is a method of grouping data points into a tree-like structure called a dendrogram.
  • Step 2: Learn about agglomerative clustering. This is a type of hierarchical clustering.
  • Step 3: Know that in agglomerative clustering, you start with each data point as its own cluster.
  • Step 4: Gradually merge the closest clusters together until all points are in one cluster or until a stopping criterion is met.
  • Step 5: Recognize that agglomerative clustering is commonly used because it is simple and effective for many types of data.
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