A researcher uses Gower distance for clustering a mixed dataset. Which PROC DISTANCE option computes Gower dissimilarity in SAS?
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Here's the deal — a is correct because PROC DISTANCE with METHOD=DGOWER (Dissimilarity Gower) computes Gower's dissimilarity coefficient for mixed-type data. Variable roles (NOMINAL= for categorical, INTERVAL= for continuous) must be specified.
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A is correct because PROC DISTANCE with METHOD=DGOWER (Dissimilarity Gower) computes Gower's dissimilarity coefficient for mixed-type data. Variable roles (NOMINAL= for categorical, INTERVAL= for continuous) must be specified. B is wrong; PROC CLUSTER uses distance matrices produced by PROC DISTANCE; it does not have a GOWER method itself. C is wrong; PROC HPCLUS uses Euclidean distance and has no GOWER option. D is wrong; PROC FASTCLUS uses Euclidean distance.