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MSApriori Algorithm Steps

The MSApriori algorithm differs from the traditional Apriori by allowing different minimum support values for each item, leading to a tailored approach for generating frequent itemsets. The document outlines the steps involved in the MSApriori algorithm, including defining minimum support, generating candidate itemsets, and pruning infrequent subsets. It also explains how association rules are formed from frequent itemsets, providing examples and final valid rules based on confidence calculations.

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MSApriori Algorithm Steps

The MSApriori algorithm differs from the traditional Apriori by allowing different minimum support values for each item, leading to a tailored approach for generating frequent itemsets. The document outlines the steps involved in the MSApriori algorithm, including defining minimum support, generating candidate itemsets, and pruning infrequent subsets. It also explains how association rules are formed from frequent itemsets, providing examples and final valid rules based on confidence calculations.

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MSApriori Algorithm Steps:

1. Define Minimum Support (MS) for Each Item:


o Unlike Apriori, where all items share a single minimum support, MSApriori
assigns different minimum support values to different items.
2. Sort Items by MIS (Minimum Item Support):
o Items are sorted in increasing order of their specified Minimum Item
Support (MIS) values.
3. Generate Frequent 1-itemsets:
o The first item in the sorted list is included if its support meets or exceeds its
MIS.
o Additional items are included only if their support meets their own MIS and
the support of previous items.
4. Candidate Generation (Tailored Join & Prune Steps):
o The join step ensures that candidates are formed only if they contain items
with sufficient support.
o The prune step removes itemsets where any subset does not meet the MIS
constraint.
5. Count Itemsets and Generate Frequent Itemsets:
o Only those candidates that meet the required frequency are retained.

We need to construct a case where a (k-1)-item subset is infrequent, causing pruning in the
MSApriori algorithm.

Dataset

TID Items

1 A, B, C

2 A, C, D

3 B, C, D

4 A, B

5 B, D

MIS Values

Item MIS (%)

A 40% (2 transactions)

B 50% (3 transactions)

C 30% (2 transactions)
Item MIS (%)

D 20% (1 transaction)

Step 1: Support Counts for Each Item

Item Support Count

A 3

B 4

C 3

D 3

✅ All items meet their MIS values, so they are included in L1 (frequent 1-itemsets).

Step 2: Generate Candidate 2-Itemsets

Since the MIS-sorted order is {D, C, A, B}, we generate frequent 2-itemsets:

Itemset Support Count Required MIS (min) Meets MIS?

{D, C} 2 min(MIS(D), MIS(C)) = 20% (1 transaction) ✅ Yes

{D, A} 1 min(MIS(D), MIS(A)) = 20% (1 transaction) ❌ No

{D, B} 2 min(MIS(D), MIS(B)) = 20% (1 transaction) ✅ Yes

{C, A} 2 min(MIS(C), MIS(A)) = 30% (2 transactions) ✅ Yes

{C, B} 3 min(MIS(C), MIS(B)) = 30% (2 transactions) ✅ Yes

{A, B} 2 min(MIS(A), MIS(B)) = 40% (2 transactions) ✅ Yes

🚨 {D, A} is infrequent, so it is NOT included in L2.

✅ Frequent 2-itemsets:

 {D, C}, {D, B}, {C, A}, {C, B}, {A, B}

Step 3: Generate Candidate 3-Itemsets

Using L2, we generate:


 {D, C, B}
 {C, A, B}

Now, let’s check pruning.

Step 4: Pruning Check for {D, C, B}

To keep {D, C, B}, all its 2-item subsets must be frequent:

1. {D, C} → Support = 2 ✅
2. {D, B} → Support = 2 ✅
3. {C, B} → Support = 3 ✅

✅ All subsets are frequent, so {D, C, B} is kept.

Step 5: Pruning Check for {C, A, B}

To keep {C, A, B}, all its 2-item subsets must be frequent:

1. {C, A} → Support = 2 ✅
2. {C, B} → Support = 3 ✅
3. {A, B} → Support = 2` ✅

✅ All subsets are frequent, so {C, A, B} is kept.

Step 6: Generate Candidate 4-Itemset

Now, we generate {D, C, A, B}.

To be valid, all 3-item subsets must be frequent:

Subset Support Count Required MIS (min) Meets MIS?

{D, C, B} 2 ✅ Yes

{D, C, A} 1 ❌ No

{D, A, B} 1 ❌ No

{C, A, B} 2 ✅ Yes

🚨 Since {D, C, A} and {D, A, B} are not frequent, {D, C, A, B} is pruned!


✅ Final Frequent Itemsets

✅ {D, C, B}
✅ {C, A, B}
❌ {D, C, A, B} (pruned because {D, C, A} and {D, A, B} are infrequent)

Key Takeaways

🔹 Pruning happens when a candidate k-itemset contains an infrequent (k-1)-item subset.


🔹 Here, {D, C, A, B} was pruned because {D, C, A} and {D, A, B} were infrequent.
🔹 This pruning helps reduce unnecessary computations and improve efficiency.

🔹 How Are Association Rules Formed?

Association rules are extracted from frequent itemsets by dividing them into antecedents
(LHS) and consequents (RHS) and evaluating their confidence.

A rule is valid if:

Confidence=Support(X∪Y)Support(X)≥MinConfidence\text{Confidence} = \frac{\text{Support}(X \cup


Y)}{\text{Support}(X)} \geq \text{MinConfidence}Confidence=Support(X)Support(X∪Y)
≥MinConfidence

where:

Support(X ∪ Y) = frequency of the whole itemset


 X→YX \rightarrow YX→Y is a candidate rule

 Support(X) = frequency of the antecedent
 MinConfidence = user-defined threshold (e.g., 60%)

🔹 Example: Generating Rules from {C, A, B}

Step 1: Consider the frequent itemset {C, A, B}

From our example, Support({C, A, B}) = 2.

We generate possible association rules by splitting {C, A, B}:

Rule Confidence Calculation

{C, A} → B Conf = Support({C, A, B}) / Support({C, A}) = 2 / 2 = 100% ✅


Rule Confidence Calculation

{C, B} → A Conf = Support({C, A, B}) / Support({C, B}) = 2 / 3 = 66.67% ✅

{A, B} → C Conf = Support({C, A, B}) / Support({A, B}) = 2 / 2 = 100% ✅

{C} → {A, B} Conf = Support({C, A, B}) / Support({C}) = 2 / 3 = 66.67% ✅

Rules that meet minConfidence (e.g., 60%) are accepted.

🔹 Example: Generating Rules from {D, C, B}

From our example, Support({D, C, B}) = 2.

Possible association rules:

Rule Confidence Calculation

{D, C} → B Conf = Support({D, C, B}) / Support({D, C}) = 2 / 2 = 100% ✅

{D, B} → C Conf = Support({D, C, B}) / Support({D, B}) = 2 / 2 = 100% ✅

{C, B} → D Conf = Support({D, C, B}) / Support({C, B}) = 2 / 3 = 66.67% ✅

{D} → {C, B} Conf = Support({D, C, B}) / Support({D}) = 2 / 3 = 66.67% ✅

Again, rules that meet minConfidence are accepted.

🔹 Final Output: Association Rules

After calculating confidence, we only keep rules where confidence ≥ MinConfidence (e.g.,
60%).

✅ Final valid rules:

1. {C, A} → B (100%)
2. {C, B} → A (66.67%)
3. {A, B} → C (100%)
4. {C} → {A, B} (66.67%)
5. {D, C} → B (100%)
6. {D, B} → C (100%)
7. {C, B} → D (66.67%)
8. {D} → {C, B} (66.67%)

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