Here in this example, consider 1 for positive/True and 0 for negative/False.
Object 2
Object 1
1 / True / Positive
0 / False / Negative
Sum
1 / True / Positive
A
B
A + B
0 / False / Negative
C
D
C + D
Sum
A + C
B + D
In table 1 we can consider the following facts.A represents that object 1 is True and object 2 is also True.B represents that object 1 is True and object 2 is also False.C represents that object 1 is False and object 2 is also True.D represents that object 1 is False and object 2 is also False.
Name
Fever
Cough
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
Asad
Negative
Yes
Negative
Positive
Negative
Negative
Bilal
Negative
Yes
Negative
Positive
Positive
Negative
Tahir
Positive
Yes
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
In table 2, Asad, Bilal and Tahir are objects. Negative values represent False and Positive represents Negative.In the results, we can see the following facts;The distance between object 1 and 2 is 0.67. Asad is object 1 and Tahir is in object 2 and the distance between both is 0.67.Less distance is between Asad and Bilal. It means that Asad and Bilal are more similar to each other as compared to other objects.
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