Next Steps in Python Workshop Series is a seven-part series covering intermediate Python skills, tips, and tricks guaranteed to make your coding life easier. You do not need to attend each session to participate - there is a new lesson each week.
Each one-hour session meets via Zoom on Wednesdays at noon, CDT.
Computing distance (or similarity) for different data types
Clustering samples correctly requires accurate measures of similarity. Depending on your data type, we will explore several ways to compute similarity (or distance). Then, we will use hierarchical clustering to group data points. At the end, you will make a clustering dendrogram.
Prerequisites: Participants should be familiar with Python at an introductory level.