Methods to compute distances
In computer science, it is often important to compute distances to assess similarity or dissimilarity between two points. Conceptually speaking, we could wonder how close are two cities. That is easy because we’re used to computing physical distances in km. However, how would you assess the similarity between a man in his 30s and a diagnostic of diabetes versus a woman in her 50s and a diagnostic of kidney disease? There are many different methods that I will list overRead More→