Question: Apply single linkage cluster analysis to the first five records in the Excel file Sales Data , using the variables Percent Gross Profit, Industry Code,
Apply single linkage cluster analysis to the first five records in the Excel file Sales Data, using the variables Percent Gross Profit, Industry Code, and Competitive Rating.

1 1 1 1 1 Sales Data 2 3 Customer Percent Gross Prot Gross Sales Gross Profi Industry Code Competitive Rating* 4 51.0% $170.00 $86.70 2 5 2 32.0% $181.00 $57.92 3 4 6 3 20.0% $203.00 $40.60 2 2 7 4 22.0% $249.00 $54.78 5 8 5 21.0% $476.00 $99.96 5 9 6 21.0% $476.00 $99.96 5 4 10 7 22.0% $635.00 $139.70 2 3 11 8 34.0% $856.00 $291.04 3 3 12 9 26.0% $1,062.00 $276.12 4 2 13 10 16.6% $1,110.00 $183.71 7 3 14 11 20.0% $1,153.00 $230.60 7 3 15 12 36.0% $1,392.00 $501.12 4 2 16 13 18.0% $1,743.00 $313.74 4 2 17 14 20.0% $2,307.00 $461.40 7 3 18 15 5.0% $2,534.00 $126.70 4 5 19 16 29.0% $2,683.00 $778.07 7 2 20 17 10.0% $2,780.00 $278.00 2 3 21 18 37.0% $3,272.00 $1,210.64 5 3 22 19 60.0% $3,864.00 $2,318.40 7 23 20 24.0% $3,988.00 $957.12 6 3 24 21 9.0% $4,072.00 $366.48 7 3 25 22 50.0% $4,190.00 $2,095.00 5 3 26 23 17.0% $4,219.00 $717.23 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 Sales Data 2 3 Customer Percent Gross Prot Gross Sales Gross Profi Industry Code Competitive Rating* 4 51.0% $170.00 $86.70 2 5 2 32.0% $181.00 $57.92 3 4 6 3 20.0% $203.00 $40.60 2 2 7 4 22.0% $249.00 $54.78 5 8 5 21.0% $476.00 $99.96 5 9 6 21.0% $476.00 $99.96 5 4 10 7 22.0% $635.00 $139.70 2 3 11 8 34.0% $856.00 $291.04 3 3 12 9 26.0% $1,062.00 $276.12 4 2 13 10 16.6% $1,110.00 $183.71 7 3 14 11 20.0% $1,153.00 $230.60 7 3 15 12 36.0% $1,392.00 $501.12 4 2 16 13 18.0% $1,743.00 $313.74 4 2 17 14 20.0% $2,307.00 $461.40 7 3 18 15 5.0% $2,534.00 $126.70 4 5 19 16 29.0% $2,683.00 $778.07 7 2 20 17 10.0% $2,780.00 $278.00 2 3 21 18 37.0% $3,272.00 $1,210.64 5 3 22 19 60.0% $3,864.00 $2,318.40 7 23 20 24.0% $3,988.00 $957.12 6 3 24 21 9.0% $4,072.00 $366.48 7 3 25 22 50.0% $4,190.00 $2,095.00 5 3 26 23 17.0% $4,219.00 $717.23 3 4
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