The ________ is a nonhierarchical method that allows for later reassignment of objects to clusters to optimize an overall criterion.
A)optimizing partitioning method
B)sequential threshold method
C)parallel threshold method
D)Ward's procedure

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The optimizing partitioning method is also known as the K-means algorithm, which is a nonhierarchical clustering method that allows for later reassignment of objects to clusters to optimize an overall criterion. This is done by iteratively moving objects between clusters to minimize the variance within each cluster. The other options (B, C, D) refer to different hierarchical clustering methods.

The ________ Is a Nonhierarchical Method That Allows for Later