So it is clear that a linkage method is more efficient for constructing complete hierarchies while a single `connectivity` calculation will be faster if you only want the clusters at a predetermined distance. Because in that case you don't need to calculate the entire hierarchy.
So it is clear that a linkage method is more efficient for constructing complete hierarchies while a single `connectivity` calculation might be faster if you only want the clusters at a predetermined distance. Because in that case you don't need to calculate the entire hierarchy.