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11 - Computer Science and Informatics
Manchester Metropolitan University
Fuzzy weighted association rule mining with weighted support and confidence framework
<15>We describe a new framework for the efficient processing of fuzzy weighted association rules, and introduce a weighted downward closure property (DCP). Our algorithm avoids the pre- and post processing required by most weighted association rule mining algorithms in the existing literature. A significant contribution is the modelling of fuzzy weighted association rules by fuzzy sets, and exposition of known issues concerning DCP in frequent pattern mining. Rigorous experiments demonstrate the scalability of the approach, and show how it outperforms various standard algorithms. Potential further work would address value normalisation of fuzzy weights and other measures for DCP.