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Discuss the various linkage methods for clustering.

Discuss the various linkage methods for clustering

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Clustering

Following are the methods of linkage used by Hierarchical clustering algorithm:

  1. Single Linkage: It is a distance based criteria and measures minimum pairwise distance.
  2. Complete Linkage: It is a distance based criteria and measures maximum pairwise distance.
  3. Centroid Linkage: It is a distance based criteria and measures distance between centroids.
  4. Ward’s Linkage: It is a cluster similarity based criteria and measures distance between centroids.