4. Given the following,
Variables
Size in bytes
Type of document
Possibility of change
File Attribute
Type
Integer
Categorical
Measured on a Likert's
scale: Un-likely, Likely,
Moderate, Highly Likely,
Definitely likely
Read, Write, Archive
X
52 K$^2$
An essay
Likely
Read only
Describe a procedure and compute a distance(X, a) and distance(X, b). You can
either use the Heterogeneous Euclidean Overlap Metric $^3$ or design your own
distance measure. However, when doing so, state your reasons and assumptions
you made in the problem domain. (20pt)
(a) (54K, Report, Likely, Read)
(b) (5K, E-mail, Unlikely, Write)
(c) (2k, Email, Likely, Archive)