In _____ clustering procedures, one or more cluster seeds (initial starting points) are selected and objects within a prespecified distance from the cluster seeds are considered to be in particular cluster.
A) factor
B) orthogonal
C) oblique
D) hierarchical
E) nonhierarchical

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The description given pertains to nonhierarchical clustering procedures, where cluster seeds are chosen and objects within a distance from the seeds are assigned to particular clusters. Factor, orthogonal, and oblique clustering procedures are not defined or distinguished by how cluster seeds are selected or how distances are used to assign objects. Hierarchical clustering procedures construct a hierarchy of nested clusters based on distances between objects, without requiring the selection of cluster seeds.

In _____ Clustering Procedures, One or More Cluster Seeds (Initial