Which of the following is true of Euclidean distances?
A)It is used to measure dissimilarity between categorical variable observations.
B)It is not affected by the scale on which variables are measured.
C)It increases with the increase in similarity between variable values.
D)It is commonly used as a method of measuring dissimilarity between quantitative observations.

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Euclidean distances are commonly used as a method of measuring dissimilarity between quantitative observations, where the distance increases with the increase in distance between variable values. They are not used for categorical data and are affected by the scale on which variables are measured.

Which of the Following Is True of Euclidean Distances