Inter-Cluster Distance

machine-learning

Definition

Inter-Cluster Distance

An inter-cluster distance measures the notion of clusters being well-separated by looking at the distances between two or more clusters.

Variants

Single Linkage Distance

Definition

Single Linkage Distance

The single linkage distance measures the closest distance between two given clusters.

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Complete Linkage Distance

Definition

Complete Linkage Distance

The complete linkage distance measures the furthest distance between two given clusters.

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Average Linkage Distance

Definition

Average Linkage Distance

The average linkage distance measures the average distance between two given clusters.

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