Determine which of the following statements is$/$are true.

I. The number of clusters must be pre$-$specified for both K$-$means and hierarchical clustering.

II$.$ The K$-$means clustering algorithm is less sensitive to the presence of outliers than the hierarchical

clustering algorithm.

III. The K$-$means clustering algorithm requires random assignments while the hierarchical clustering

algorithm does not.

A$)$ I only

B$)$ II only

C$)$ III only

D$)$ I, II and II

E$)$ The correct answer is not given by $($A$),($B$),($C$),$ or $($D$)$