SOA Exam SRM Sample Question 34
Study guide: Exam SRM
Determine which of the following statements is/are true about clustering methods.
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I. If K is held constant, K-means clustering will always produce the same cluster assignments.
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II. Given a linkage and a dissimilarity measure, hierarchical clustering will always produce the same cluster assignments for a specific number of clusters.
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III. Given identical data sets, cutting a dendrogram to obtain five clusters produces the same cluster assignments as K-means clustering with K = 5.
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A) I only
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B) II only
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C) III only
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D) I, II and III
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E) The correct answer is not given by (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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