Practice Dendrograms: Visualizing The Cluster Hierarchy (5.5.2) - Unsupervised Learning & Dimensionality Reduction (Weeks 9)
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Dendrograms: Visualizing the Cluster Hierarchy

Practice - Dendrograms: Visualizing the Cluster Hierarchy

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does a dendrogram represent in hierarchical clustering?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a tree structure.

Question 2 Easy

What does the height of the branches in a dendrogram indicate?

💡 Hint: Consider how similar the clusters are.

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Question 1

What does the height of a merge point in a dendrogram signify?

The number of clusters
The dissimilarity of clusters
The size of the clusters

💡 Hint: Remember that higher means more dissimilar!

Question 2

True or False: Dendrograms show the relationship among clusters quantitatively.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how we visualize data.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a dendrogram, explain how you would decide on the number of clusters and justify your choice based on the height of merges.

💡 Hint: Consider the clarity of the branches when you cut.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the potential implications of inaccurately interpreting a dendrogram in a real-world application.

💡 Hint: Think about how accurate targeting and understanding clusters affect business outcomes.

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