Re: k-nearest neighbor a supervised data mining method?

Rich F wrote:
> Hi. I am doing some research of the k-nearest neighbor method of data
> mining and it certainly looks like it would fall under the category of
> a supervised method since pre-made classifications seem to need to
> exist before starting. Does anyone know of a variation where there
> are no pre-defined instance groups?

I'm not sure what you are thinking of here. A variation of the method? How could you pick the k-nearest neighbors from an empty set?

• Jan Hidders