Distance Metric

Use this option to specify the metric by which to compute distances between neighboring points.

Options available to you are described in the following table:

Option	Definition
Euclidean	Choose this option to use the classical root sum of squares to compute the distances between points.
Weighted Euclidean	When this option is chosen, JMP weights each variable by the inverse of their variance before using the classical root sum of squares to compute the distances between points.
Mahalanobis	Choose this option to use a full, pooled covariance matrix across all variables as an inverse weight matrix.

To Specify the Distance Metric:

Select the desired metric by clicking within the appropriate radio button.