I'm trying to cluster U.S. counties based on the following characteristics:
Can someone tell me if there are any significant drawbacks to using the Euclidean distance in this context? Is there another distance metric that would be more appropriate for this use case?
- Median wages
- Unemployment rate
- Average educational attainment
- Population
Can someone tell me if there are any significant drawbacks to using the Euclidean distance in this context? Is there another distance metric that would be more appropriate for this use case?