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Association rules:
Association rules are a fundamental concept in data mining to discover interesting relationships
between variables in large datasets. Specifically, association rule mining seeks to identify
associations or patterns that indicate a strong correlation between items in a dataset.
These rules are typically of the form "if X, then Y," where X and Y are sets of items. The rules
are evaluated based on two metrics: support and confidence. Support measures how frequently a
rule occurs in the dataset, while confidence measures how often the rule is true.
For example, in a retail dataset, an association rule might indicate that customers who buy bread
are also likely to buy butter. This information can be valuable for marketing strategies, such as
placing butter next to bread in the store to increase sales.
Possible applications:
1-. Discover new patterns in the answers.
2-. Check hypotheses about people`s preferences.
3-. Find relationships between groups of responses.
Basic Definitions:
Itemset: Colección de uno o más ítems {Leche, Pañales, cerveza}
Soporte: Frecuencia relativa en la que un itemset aparece dentro de los datos.
Itemset frecuente: Un itemset el cual aparece más veces que un determinado umbral.
Regla de Asociación: Expresión de la forma X Y, donde X e Y son Itemsets:
- {Leche, baby diapers(pañales)} {Cerveza}
– Antecedente Consecuente
2/24/2024
En las reglas de asociación, el LIFT se calcula como la relación entre la confianza de la regla y el
soporte del consecuente. La fórmula es:
Un LIFT de 2 indica que la probabilidad de comprar cerveza después de comprar leche y pañales
es dos veces mayor que la probabilidad de comprar cerveza en general.
2/26/2024
Are there several algorithms to find association rules?
Yes, there are several algorithms to find association rules in data sets. The most common algorithms are Frequent Pattern Grown,
Eclat, CARMA, etc.