Hierarchical Clustering Advantage

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Unlike K-means, hierarchical clustering does not require specifying the number of clusters upfront. What visual tool does it provide to help determine the appropriate number of clusters after fitting?

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A confusion matrix showing cluster assignments A dendrogram that shows the nested hierarchy of cluster merges, which can be cut at different levels An elbow plot identical to the one used in K-means A scatter plot that automatically colors optimal clusters

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Hierarchical Clustering Advantage

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