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Consider the data in teeth.jmp, which contains data on the numbers of teeth of different types in a variety of mammals. Do hierarchical clustering to

Consider the data in teeth.jmp, which contains data on the numbers of teeth of different types in a variety of mammals. Do hierarchical clustering to obtain the relevant dendrogram vary the number of clusters? With reference to the scree plot, and your own opinion of which animals should be clustered together, how many clusters do you think is optimal?

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Teeth Bottom premolars Top molars Bottom molars Top premolars Bottom incisors 3 2 3 Top canines 1 Bottom canines 1 0 3 3 Top incisors 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 4 4 MAMMAL 1 BROWN BAT 2 MOLE 3 SILVER HAIR BAT 4 PIGMY BAT 5 HOUSE BAT 6 RED BAT 7 PIKA 8 RABBIT 9 BEAVER 10 GROUNDHOG 11 GRAY SQUIRREL 12 HOUSE MOUSE 13 PORCUPINE 14 WOLF 15 BEAR 16 RACCOON 17 MARTEN 18 WEASEL 19 WOLVERINE 20 BADGER 21 RIVER OTTER 22 SEA OTTER 23 JAGUAR 24 COUGAR 25 FUR SEAL 26 SEA LION 27 GREY SEAL 28 ELEPHANT SEAL 29 REINDEER 30 ELK 31 DEER 32 MOOSE 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 4 3 Teeth Bottom premolars Top molars Bottom molars Top premolars Bottom incisors 3 2 3 Top canines 1 Bottom canines 1 0 3 3 Top incisors 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 4 4 MAMMAL 1 BROWN BAT 2 MOLE 3 SILVER HAIR BAT 4 PIGMY BAT 5 HOUSE BAT 6 RED BAT 7 PIKA 8 RABBIT 9 BEAVER 10 GROUNDHOG 11 GRAY SQUIRREL 12 HOUSE MOUSE 13 PORCUPINE 14 WOLF 15 BEAR 16 RACCOON 17 MARTEN 18 WEASEL 19 WOLVERINE 20 BADGER 21 RIVER OTTER 22 SEA OTTER 23 JAGUAR 24 COUGAR 25 FUR SEAL 26 SEA LION 27 GREY SEAL 28 ELEPHANT SEAL 29 REINDEER 30 ELK 31 DEER 32 MOOSE 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 4 3

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