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chads108

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_______ attempts to classify a categorical outcome as a linear function of explanatory variables.
 a. Linear regression
  b. Logistic regression
  c. Classification model
  d. Supervised learning

Question 2

Average linkage is a measure of calculating dissimilarity between two clusters by
 a. finding the distance between the two most dissimilar observations in the two clusters.
  b. computing the average distance between every pair of observations between two clusters.
  c. finding the distance between the two closest observations in the two clusters.
  d. computing the distance between the cluster centroids.



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reversalruiz

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Answer to Question 1

b
RATIONALE: Logistic regression attempts to classify a coategorical outcome as a linear function of explanatory variables.

Answer to Question 2

b
RATIONALE: Average linkage measures dissimilarity between clusters by computing the average similarity between every pair of observations between two clusters.




chads108

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


amcvicar

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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