imsl.data_mining.FrequentItemSets.association_rules

FrequentItemSets.association_rules(confidence, lift)

Compute strong association rules among itemsets.

Parameters:

confidence : float

The minimum confidence used to determine the strong association rules. confidence must be in the interval [0,1].

If either criterion, confidence or lift is exceeded, the association rule will be considered “strong”.

lift : float

The minimum lift used to determine the strong association rules. lift must be non-negative.

If either criterion, confidence or lift, is exceeded, the association rule will be considered “strong”.

Returns:

generator object

A generator object of AssociationRule objects containing the strong association rules among the itemsets.