Topics Learnt Today:
1: Formula for calculating the distance between two latitude and longitude points: distance = geodesic(point1, point2).kilometers
- This formula is valuable for establishing the foundation of clustering procedures, particularly when dealing with geographic data.
- It leverages the geodesic function to compute the distance between two geographical coordinates in kilometers.
- Additionally, it is worth noting that by replacing .kilometers with .miles, the distance can be calculated in miles, providing flexibility in unit selection for distance measurement.
2: An alternative statistical approach to comparing factors such as age and race is ANOVA test.
- Instead of conducting 15 separate t-tests, which could be inefficient and cumbersome when examining multiple variables, we can use an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test.
- ANOVA offers a more comprehensive and efficient way to assess the relationships between multiple factors simultaneously.
- This approach can provide a holistic view of the impact of these factors on the data, avoiding the need for multiple separate tests and facilitating a better understanding of their combined effects.