Chapter 2, Problem 9P

Explanation of Solution

Given: Euclidean distance is one of the ways that can be used to measure the statistical distance between records and is measured as the square root of the sum of the squared differences.

The Euclidean distance for the first two records referred in table 2.7 is as follows:

To find: Whether normalizing the data modifies which two records are farthest from each other concerning Euclidean distance or not.

Solution:

Yes, after normalizing, the data modifies which two records are farthest from each other concerning Euclidean distance...