Once a dissimilarity measure is developed,a clustering algorithm attempts to find
A)clusters of rows where rows within a cluster are dissimilar and rows in different clusters are dissimilar.
B)clusters of rows where rows within a cluster are similar and rows in different clusters are similar.
C)clusters of rows where rows within a cluster are dissimilar and rows in different clusters are similar.
D)clusters of rows where rows within a cluster are similar and rows in different clusters are dissimilar.

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Clustering algorithms aim to group rows (or data points) into clusters where the rows within each cluster are similar to each other and dissimilar from rows in other clusters. This maximizes intra-cluster similarity and minimizes inter-cluster similarity.

Once a Dissimilarity Measure Is Developed,a Clustering Algorithm Attempts to Find