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Nearest-Neighbor Un-embedding
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What is the correct sequence of steps in the nearest-neighbor un-embedding process for classifying a new data point?

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Embed classes as vectors → Calculate signed distances → Determine closest vector → Classify the data point

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Classify the data point → Embed classes as vectors → Determine closest vector → Calculate signed distances

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Calculate signed distances → Determine closest vector → Embed classes as vectors → Classify the data point

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Determine closest vector → Classify the data point → Calculate signed distances → Embed classes as vectors

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Answer

The nearest‑neighbor un‑embedding process begins by locating the new point’s nearest neighbors in the embedded (low‑dimensional) space. Next, you pull the original, high‑dimensional coordinates of those neighbors back into the original feature space. Then, you examine the class labels of those neighbors and use a simple voting rule or distance weighting to decide the new point’s class. Finally, you assign the majority‑vote class as the prediction. For example, if a new point’s three nearest neighbors are two “cat” and one “dog,” the point is classified as “cat.

Detailed Explanation

First, each class is turned into a vector. Other options are incorrect because This answer says to classify first, but you cannot know the class before doing any calculations; It starts with distances before the vectors exist, so the distances cannot be computed.

Key Concepts

Nearest-neighbor un-embedding
Classification of data points
Distance metrics in machine learning
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Nearest-Neighbor Un-embedding

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