For Nominal Dependent Variables, compute distances to:

This feature enables you to specify a method for computing distances to either the centroid of each class or to every observation , and then consolidating results after the individual distances are computed.

The former can be considered a nearest centroid method, whereas the latter is weighted nearest neighbors with weights proportional to the inverse distances.

Note : This choice is available only when the dependent variable is nominal . If the dependent variable is continuous , then distances to each observation are always computed and summarized.

To Specify the Method for Computing Differences:

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