Question

What should be the best choice of no. of clusters based on the following results?

Select the correct answer from below options:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The silhouette coefficient is a measure of how similar an object is to its own cluster compared to other clusters. The number of clusters for which the silhouette coefficient is highest represents the best choice of the number of clusters.