Which of the following is a definition of distance between two clusters in a complete linkage clustering?
A) the average of distances between all pairs of objects, where each pair is made up of one object from each group
B) the distance between the most distant pair of objects, one from each group
C) the sum of squares of the distance between clusters
D) the distance between the value of the shortest link between the clusters

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In a complete linkage clustering, the distance between two clusters is defined as the distance between the most distant pair of objects, one from each group. This is because complete linkage clustering seeks to minimize the maximum distance between objects in each cluster, so it makes sense to define the distance between clusters as the distance between their most distant members.

Which of the Following Is a Definition of Distance Between