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Nearest Centroid Classifier

Nearest Centroid Classifier is a specialized type of neighbor classifier model which represents each class by the centroid of its members.

Advantages:

  • It is easy to understand and implement
  • It works well when classes are compact and far from each other

Disadvantages:

  • It has poor performance for complex classes
  • It can not handle outliers noisy data and missing data well