SOA Exam SRM Sample Question 1
Study guide: Exam SRM
You are given the following four pairs of observations:
x_1 = (-1, 0), \quad x_2 = (1, 1), \quad x_3 = (2, -1), \text{ and } x_4 = (5, 10).
A hierarchical clustering algorithm is used with complete linkage and Euclidean distance.
Calculate the intercluster dissimilarity between \{x_1, x_2\} and \{x_4\}.
- A) 2.2
- B) 3.2
- C) 9.9
- D) 10.8
- E) 11.7
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