Practice Distance Metrics (measuring 'closeness') (5.4.2) - Supervised Learning - Classification Fundamentals (Weeks 5)
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Distance Metrics (Measuring 'Closeness')

Practice - Distance Metrics (Measuring 'Closeness')

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Euclidean distance used for?

💡 Hint: Think of a ruler!

Question 2 Easy

What movement does Manhattan distance consider?

💡 Hint: Think about navigating a grid layout.

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What type of movement does Manhattan distance consider?

Diagonal Movement
Horizontal and Vertical Movement
Only Vertical Movement

💡 Hint: Think about moving in a city layout.

Question 2

True or False: Euclidean distance could give misleading results if feature scaling is not applied.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how one scale can overwhelm another.

1 more question available

Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a dataset with features where Euclidean distance would perform better than Manhattan distance. Explain your reasoning.

💡 Hint: Consider the shapes of your data points and their arrangement.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a multi-feature dataset, how might you apply feature scaling before using KNN? Discuss your steps.

💡 Hint: Start with understanding the range of each feature.

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