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Mining Multidimensional Association Rules

From Relational Databases and Data Warehouses


Lecture Based on Han & Kamber (2006), Section 6.4

🔹 Slide 1: Introduction

 Association rule mining seeks relationships among data items.

 Traditionally focused on single-dimensional transactional data.

 Multidimensional association rules mine across attributes like


age, income, location, product.

 Applicable to relational databases and data warehouses where


multiple attributes exist.

🔹 Slide 2: Key Definitions

Term Meaning

Multidimensional Involves ≥2 predicates (e.g., age,


Rule buys)

Inter-dimension Distinct predicates appear only


Rule once

Hybrid-dimension Repeated predicates (e.g., multiple


Rule buys)

Categorical Discrete values (e.g., color,


Attribute occupation)

Quantitative
Numeric values (e.g., age, income)
Attribute

age(X, "19–24") ∧ occupation(X, "student") → buys(X, "laptop")


💡 Example:

🔹 Slide 3: Three Approaches to Handling Quantitative Attributes

Approach Description

Predefined concept hierarchies


1️⃣ Static Discretization
used

2️⃣ Quantitative Association


Dynamic binning during mining
Rules

3️⃣ Distance-Based Association Clustering based on value


Rules proximity
🔹 Slide 4: 📊 Static Discretization of Quantitative Attributes

 Replace numeric values with predefined ranges

 Uses concept hierarchies (e.g., income: 20K–30K → “Low”)

 Discretized attributes treated like categorical ones

 Can use Apriori-like algorithms or data cubes

Diagram Suggestion:
Flowchart from Raw Data ➞ Concept Hierarchy ➞ Discretized ➞ Rule
Mining

🔹 Slide 5: Data Cubes for Efficient Mining

 Store aggregate values for dimensions like age, income, buys

 Cuboids represent combinations; base cuboid = full granularity

 Efficient support/confidence computation

Diagram:
Multidimensional cube lattice
(age, income, buys) → slices & aggregations

🔹 Slide 6: 🔍 Quantitative Association Rules

 Discretization occurs during mining

 Focused on confidence/compactness optimization

age(X, "30–34") ∧ income(X, "42K–48K") → buys(X, "high-res TV")


 Example:

 Uses grid-based clustering, e.g., ARCS algorithm

Diagram:
2D Grid of Age vs Income → highlight clusters where rule applies

🔹 Slide 7: Rule Clustering Concept

 Find close rules and merge to simplify

 Cluster rules:

 age=34, income=30K–40K → buys high-res TV

 age=35, income=40K–50K → buys high-res TV

age=34–35 ∧ income=30K–50K → buys high-res TV


→ Combine into:

Diagram:
Grid with markers (X’s) merged into a rectangular region
🔹 Slide 8: 🧠 Distance-Based Association Rules

 Use clustering algorithms to define intervals

 Rules reflect approximate values (e.g., ~$200, not exact)

 Replace support/confidence with:

 Density Threshold

 Degree of Association (distance-based)

Diagram:
Attribute values grouped by proximity (e.g., price clusters: [20,22],
[50,53])

🔹 Slide 9: Cluster-Based Rule Mining (Two-Phase)

Phase 1:

 Apply clustering on attribute tuples

 Use diameter/density metrics


Phase 2:

 Mine rules of the form:


Cluster_A(age) → Cluster_B(income)

Diagram:
Clusters plotted with directed arrows showing association path

🔹 Slide 10: Summary

 Multidimensional rules reveal rich, cross-attribute insights

 Techniques vary by attribute type & data representation

 Data cubes and concept hierarchies boost performance

 Clustering empowers approximate and dynamic rule discovery

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