Apriori Algorithm
Issue #74 | Dec 20, 2024
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Today we are delving into fundamental method of Apriori Algorithm in data mining used for discovering frequent itemsets and generating association rules. It operates on the principle that if an itemset is frequent, all of its subsets must also be frequent, a concept known as the Apriori property. For instance, you can discover patterns like "customers who buy bread also tend to buy butter" or "if someone buys diapers, they are likely to buy baby wipes." These patterns are called association rules.
Key Concepts:
Itemset: A collection of one or more items. For example, {bread}, {bread, butter}, {bread, butter, milk} are all itemsets
Support: The proportion of transactions in the dataset that contain a specific itemset. For example, if 50 out of 100 transactions contain {bread, butter}, the support for {bread, butter} is 50%
Confidence: The proportion of transactions containing itemset A that also contain itemset B. For example, if 50 transactions contain {bread, butter} and 60 transactions contain {bread}, the confidence of the rule "if bread, then butter" is 50/60 = 83.3%
Lift: Measures how much more often A and B occur together than expected if they were independent. A lift greater than 1 suggests a useful association rule
Recommended Reads on Apriori Algorithm
Implementing the Apriori algorithm in R on watsonx.ai by IBM
Apriori Algorithm in Data Mining by Scaler
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The video provides an in-depth overview of the Apriori Algorithm and its application in Market Basket Analysis, which is crucial for businesses aiming to enhance sales through data-driven insights.
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