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Which of the following best explains the intuition behind the sensitivity to outliers?

Bisecting k-means chooses a cluster to split by the ___ of the cluster.

All circles in the following figure have the radius of 1 unit. Given that ε = 1 unit and MinPts = 4, which of the following answers is correct?

K-prototypes is designed to work with what type of data?

The feature(s) that maximize variance and minimize reconstruction error are equivalent.

Each Principal Component is a non-linear combination of a subset of the original dimensions

Each Principal Component is a linear combination of a subset of the original dimensions

Deep-ocean trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean.  a) What are deep-ocean trenches?  How are they related to plate tectonics?  Be sure to explain in your own words. b) Name a deep-ocean trench and describe where it is located. Extra credit:  Why are trenches always deeper than the seafloor next to them?    Do not rely just on Figure 4-11 for this question.  Also see Figure 4-15.

Ocean in the climate system: a) Why is the ocean a dominant factor in the Earth’s climate system?  Give 4 global-scale reasons and for each one explain how the ocean affects climate. b) Which do you think is the most important, and why?

Longshore currents: a) Under what conditions do longshore currents form? b) Describe 2 ways in which rip currents are different from longshore currents.  Do not simply give definitions of each one.  Instead, explain how they are different.Rip currents are described in the second reading assignment: Segar page or Mpora page.