Clustering and Cluster Analysis Quiz

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Which type of learning method is clustering?

  • Unsupervised learning (correct)
  • Semi-supervised learning
  • Supervised learning
  • Reinforcement learning

Clustering is used for which type of analysis?

  • Predictive analysis
  • Causal analysis
  • Descriptive analysis
  • Exploratory analysis (correct)

Which of the following is an example of clustering application?

  • Classifying images
  • Segmenting customers for marketing (correct)
  • Predicting stock market trends
  • Detecting fraud in financial transactions

How is similarity between two observations measured in clustering?

<p>By their Euclidean distance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of observations within each group in clustering?

<p>They have similar values (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Clustering is a supervised learning method.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Clustering is used for exploratory analysis.

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True or false: Clustering groups data into sets of related clusters.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Observations within each group in clustering are less similar to each other than observations within other groups.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Similarity between two observations in clustering is measured as similarity between their target attributes.

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Study Notes

Clustering Concept

  • Clustering is an unsupervised learning method for grouping data without prior knowledge of the groups.
  • It doesn't require labelled data or a target attribute for prediction or classification.

Characteristics of Clustering

  • All attributes are considered in the analysis.
  • The groups are not known in advance.
  • Clustering is used for exploratory analysis.

Applications of Clustering

  • Segmenting customers who share similar interests for marketing purposes.
  • Clustering webpages based on their content (e.g., grouping internet articles).
  • Grouping high/low risk patients based on their health characteristics for insurance policy planning.

Clustering Process

  • Clustering learns by grouping data into sets of related clusters.
  • Observations within each group are more similar to each other than observations within other groups.

Concept of Similarity

  • Finding similarities between data based on the data characteristics.
  • Similarity between two observations is measured as the distance between them.

Clustering Techniques

  • Hierarchical method (e.g., Agglomerative clustering).
  • Others (not specified in the text, but there are other clustering techniques like K-Means, K-Medoids, etc.).

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