Mryka Hall-Beyer
Dissimilarity (DIS)
In the Contrast measure, weights increase exponentially (0, 1, 4, 9, etc.) as one moves away from the diagonal. However in the dissimilarity measure weights increase linearly (0, 1, 2,3 etc.).
Dissimilarity equation
This is a first degree measure. Why?
Exercise: Calculating dissimilarity.
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