In the ________ method of linking individual observations both within and between clusters, similarity is defined by the maximum distance between observations in two different clusters.
A) complete linkage
B) average linkage
C) single linkage
D) parallel motion linkage

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The complete linkage method of clustering defines the similarity between two clusters based on the maximum distance between any single observation in the first cluster and any single observation in the second cluster. This method tends to find compact clusters of approximately equal diameters.

In the ________ Method of Linking Individual Observations Both Within