Which of the following is not a most commonly used method for defining…
2025
Which of the following is not a most commonly used method for defining distance between clusters in linkage based clustering?
- A.
Single linkage
- B.
Average linkage
- C.
Max linkage
- D.
Centroid linkage
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Correct answer: C
Standard hierarchical clustering uses Single, Complete, Average, and Centroid linkages. Option 2 lists 'Max linkage', which is non-standard terminology for Complete Linkage. This makes it the correct answer as the outlier method name.