SCENARIO 17-7
The output below shows the results of cluster analysis on the different regions of the world (North America,Asia Pacific,Western Europe,Central & Eastern Europe,Latin America,and Middle East & Africa)based on the amounts (in billions of US dollars)and the percentage changes from prior year of business-to-consumer ecommerce sales last year.

-Referring to Scenario 17-7,the "complete" method is used to measure the distance between objects within a cluster.

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SCENARIO 17-7
The output below shows the results of cluster analysis on the different regions of the world (North America,Asia Pacific,Western Europe,Central & Eastern Europe,Latin America,and Middle East & Africa)based on the amounts (in billions of US dollars)and the percentage changes from prior year of business-to-consumer ecommerce sales last year.
 
-Referring to Scenario 17-7,the "complete" method is used to measure the distance between objects within a cluster.

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The "complete" method in clustering refers to a linkage criterion used in hierarchical clustering, where the distance between two clusters is defined as the maximum distance between any single member of one cluster and any single member of another cluster. It does not measure the distance between objects within a cluster.

SCENARIO 17-7 the Output Below Shows the Results of Cluster Analysis on Analysis