Question

Which of the following is/are true?

Clustering analysis is negatively affected by the multicollinearity of features

Clustering analysis is negatively affected by heteroscedasticity

Select the correct answer from below options:

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 1 and 2

D. None of them

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Clustering analysis is not negatively affected by heteroscedasticity, but the results are negatively impacted by the multicollinearity of features/ variables used in clustering as the correlated feature/ variable will carry extra weight on the distance calculation than desired.