24. Clustering Changes

Clustering Changes

Question:

The plot on the next slide shows the exact same clustering code that you just wrote, but in this example we applied feature scaling before performing the clustering.

We want you to compare the clustering with scaling (on the next slide) with the first clustering visualization you produced, when you used two features in your clustering algorithm.

Notice that now the range of the features has changed to [0.0, 1.0]. That's the only change we've made.

In the next lesson you’ll learn a lot more about what feature scaling means, but for now, just look at the effect on the clusters-- which point(s) switch their associated cluster?

Start Quiz:

INSTRUCTOR NOTE:

Compare this plot to the one you obtained at the start of the mini-project (clustering on only two features) to answer this question.