![](img/ba15026b-5a5e-445b-b800-b80c546f59e8.png)Example of single linkage. C<subclass="calibre26">1</sub> and C<subclass="calibre26">2</sub> are selected to be merged
![](img/ba15026b-5a5e-445b-b800-b80c546f59e8.png)Example of single linkage. C[1] and C[2] are selected to be merged
![](img/5630c46a-e57c-4099-bcf2-bc30a9ed942e.png)Example of complete linkage. C<subclass="calibre26">1</sub> and C<subclass="calibre26">3</sub> are selected for merging
![](img/5630c46a-e57c-4099-bcf2-bc30a9ed942e.png)Example of complete linkage. C[1] and C[3] are selected for merging
![](img/c960034e-9433-4aa2-9418-3442cd67dac3.png)Example of average linkage. C<subclass="calibre26">1</sub> and C<subclass="calibre26">2</sub> are selected for merging. The highlighted points are the averages.
![](img/c960034e-9433-4aa2-9418-3442cd67dac3.png)Example of average linkage. C[1] and C[2] are selected for merging. The highlighted points are the averages.