Agglomerative and divisive approaches to cluster analysis are types of _____ clustering procedures.
A) hierarchical
B) nonhierarchical
C) orthogonal
D) oblique
E) dependence

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Agglomerative and divisive approaches are both methods of hierarchical clustering, which involves creating a hierarchy of clusters by either merging smaller clusters into larger ones (agglomerative) or splitting larger clusters into smaller ones (divisive). Nonhierarchical clustering, on the other hand, involves directly assigning individual data points to clusters without creating a hierarchy. Orthogonal, oblique, and dependence clustering are not commonly used terms in the context of cluster analysis.

Agglomerative and Divisive Approaches to Cluster Analysis Are Types of _____