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#How to calculate Euclidean Distance in R?
#How to calculate Euclidean Distance in R?
print("How to calculate Euclidean Distance in R?")
fa <- c(5,2,1,4)
fb <- c(5,5,4,2)
fm <- matrix(c(fa,fb), byrow=T, nrow=2)
col_names_vectors <- c("U1", "U2", "U3", "U4")
row_names_vectors <- c("FilmA","FilmB")
colnames(fm) <- col_names_vectors
rownames(fm) <- row_names_vectors
fm
#Euclidean Distance based on matrix
#Distance from user1 (U1) to the new user
d1 <- sqrt((fm[1,1]-fm[1,4])^2 + (fm[2,1]-fm[2,4])^2)
d1
#Distance from user2 (U2) to the new user
d2 <- sqrt((fm[1,2]-fm[1,4])^2 + (fm[2,2]-fm[2,4])^2)
d2
#Distance from user3 (U3) to the new user
d3 <- sqrt((fm[1,3]-fm[1,4])^2 + (fm[2,3]-fm[2,4])^2)
d3
distance_vector <- c(d1,d2,d3)
#Checking which distance is the smallest one
min(distance_vector)
#For the new user, system should recommend user1 (U1)
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