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The Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis (WEKA), a machine
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to this version.
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*
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*/
/*
* Apriori.java
* Copyright (C) 1999-2012 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
*
*/
package weka.associations;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Vector;
import weka.core.AttributeStats;
import weka.core.Capabilities;
import weka.core.Capabilities.Capability;
import weka.core.Instances;
import weka.core.Option;
import weka.core.OptionHandler;
import weka.core.RevisionUtils;
import weka.core.SelectedTag;
import weka.core.Tag;
import weka.core.TechnicalInformation;
import weka.core.TechnicalInformation.Field;
import weka.core.TechnicalInformation.Type;
import weka.core.TechnicalInformationHandler;
import weka.core.Utils;
import weka.core.WekaEnumeration;
import weka.filters.Filter;
import weka.filters.unsupervised.attribute.Remove;
/**
* Class implementing an Apriori-type algorithm.
* Iteratively reduces the minimum support until it finds the required number of
* rules with the given minimum confidence.
* The algorithm has an option to mine class association rules. It is adapted as
* explained in the second reference.
*
* For more information see:
*
* R. Agrawal, R. Srikant: Fast Algorithms for Mining Association Rules in Large
* Databases. In: 20th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases,
* 478-499, 1994.
*
* Bing Liu, Wynne Hsu, Yiming Ma: Integrating Classification and Association
* Rule Mining. In: Fourth International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and
* Data Mining, 80-86, 1998.
*
*
*
* BibTeX:
*
*
* @inproceedings{Agrawal1994,
* author = {R. Agrawal and R. Srikant},
* booktitle = {20th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases},
* pages = {478-499},
* publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann, Los Altos, CA},
* title = {Fast Algorithms for Mining Association Rules in Large Databases},
* year = {1994}
* }
*
* @inproceedings{Liu1998,
* author = {Bing Liu and Wynne Hsu and Yiming Ma},
* booktitle = {Fourth International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining},
* pages = {80-86},
* publisher = {AAAI Press},
* title = {Integrating Classification and Association Rule Mining},
* year = {1998}
* }
*
*
*
*
* Valid options are:
*
*
*
* -N <required number of rules output>
* The required number of rules. (default = 10)
*
*
*
* -T <0=confidence | 1=lift | 2=leverage | 3=Conviction>
* The metric type by which to rank rules. (default = confidence)
*
*
*
* -C <minimum metric score of a rule>
* The minimum confidence of a rule. (default = 0.9)
*
*
*
* -D <delta for minimum support>
* The delta by which the minimum support is decreased in
* each iteration. (default = 0.05)
*
*
*
* -U <upper bound for minimum support>
* Upper bound for minimum support. (default = 1.0)
*
*
*
* -M <lower bound for minimum support>
* The lower bound for the minimum support. (default = 0.1)
*
*
*
* -S <significance level>
* If used, rules are tested for significance at
* the given level. Slower. (default = no significance testing)
*
*
*
* -I
* If set the itemsets found are also output. (default = no)
*
*
*
* -R
* Remove columns that contain all missing values (default = no)
*
*
*
* -V
* Report progress iteratively. (default = no)
*
*
*
* -A
* If set class association rules are mined. (default = no)
*
*
*
* -Z
* Treat zero (i.e. first value of nominal attributes) as missing
*
*
*
* -B <toString delimiters>
* If used, two characters to use as rule delimiters
* in the result of toString: the first to delimit fields,
* the second to delimit items within fields.
* (default = traditional toString result)
*
*
*
* -c <the class index>
* The class index. (default = last)
*
*
*
*
* @author Eibe Frank ([email protected] )
* @author Mark Hall ([email protected] )
* @author Stefan Mutter ([email protected] )
* @version $Revision: 12014 $
*/
public class Apriori extends AbstractAssociator implements OptionHandler,
AssociationRulesProducer, CARuleMiner, TechnicalInformationHandler {
/** for serialization */
static final long serialVersionUID = 3277498842319212687L;
/** The minimum support. */
protected double m_minSupport;
/** The upper bound on the support */
protected double m_upperBoundMinSupport;
/** The lower bound for the minimum support. */
protected double m_lowerBoundMinSupport;
/** Metric type: Confidence */
protected static final int CONFIDENCE = 0;
/** Metric type: Lift */
protected static final int LIFT = 1;
/** Metric type: Leverage */
protected static final int LEVERAGE = 2;
/** Metric type: Conviction */
protected static final int CONVICTION = 3;
/** Metric types. */
public static final Tag[] TAGS_SELECTION = {
new Tag(CONFIDENCE, "Confidence"), new Tag(LIFT, "Lift"),
new Tag(LEVERAGE, "Leverage"), new Tag(CONVICTION, "Conviction") };
/** The selected metric type. */
protected int m_metricType = CONFIDENCE;
/** The minimum metric score. */
protected double m_minMetric;
/** The maximum number of rules that are output. */
protected int m_numRules;
/** Delta by which m_minSupport is decreased in each iteration. */
protected double m_delta;
/** Significance level for optional significance test. */
protected double m_significanceLevel;
/** Number of cycles used before required number of rules was one. */
protected int m_cycles;
/** The set of all sets of itemsets L. */
protected ArrayList> m_Ls;
/** The same information stored in hash tables. */
protected ArrayList> m_hashtables;
/** The list of all generated rules. */
protected ArrayList[] m_allTheRules;
/**
* The instances (transactions) to be used for generating the association
* rules.
*/
protected Instances m_instances;
/** Output itemsets found? */
protected boolean m_outputItemSets;
/** Remove columns with all missing values */
protected boolean m_removeMissingCols;
/** Report progress iteratively */
protected boolean m_verbose;
/** Only the class attribute of all Instances. */
protected Instances m_onlyClass;
/** The class index. */
protected int m_classIndex;
/** Flag indicating whether class association rules are mined. */
protected boolean m_car;
/**
* Treat zeros as missing (rather than a value in their own right)
*/
protected boolean m_treatZeroAsMissing = false;
/**
* ToString delimiters, if any
*/
protected String m_toStringDelimiters = null;
/**
* Returns a string describing this associator
*
* @return a description of the evaluator suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String globalInfo() {
return "Class implementing an Apriori-type algorithm. Iteratively reduces "
+ "the minimum support until it finds the required number of rules with "
+ "the given minimum confidence.\n"
+ "The algorithm has an option to mine class association rules. It is "
+ "adapted as explained in the second reference.\n\n"
+ "For more information see:\n\n" + getTechnicalInformation().toString();
}
/**
* Returns an instance of a TechnicalInformation object, containing detailed
* information about the technical background of this class, e.g., paper
* reference or book this class is based on.
*
* @return the technical information about this class
*/
@Override
public TechnicalInformation getTechnicalInformation() {
TechnicalInformation result;
TechnicalInformation additional;
result = new TechnicalInformation(Type.INPROCEEDINGS);
result.setValue(Field.AUTHOR, "R. Agrawal and R. Srikant");
result.setValue(Field.TITLE,
"Fast Algorithms for Mining Association Rules in Large Databases");
result.setValue(Field.BOOKTITLE,
"20th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases");
result.setValue(Field.YEAR, "1994");
result.setValue(Field.PAGES, "478-499");
result.setValue(Field.PUBLISHER, "Morgan Kaufmann, Los Altos, CA");
additional = result.add(Type.INPROCEEDINGS);
additional.setValue(Field.AUTHOR, "Bing Liu and Wynne Hsu and Yiming Ma");
additional.setValue(Field.TITLE,
"Integrating Classification and Association Rule Mining");
additional.setValue(Field.BOOKTITLE,
"Fourth International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining");
additional.setValue(Field.YEAR, "1998");
additional.setValue(Field.PAGES, "80-86");
additional.setValue(Field.PUBLISHER, "AAAI Press");
return result;
}
/**
* Constructor that allows to sets default values for the minimum confidence
* and the maximum number of rules the minimum confidence.
*/
public Apriori() {
resetOptions();
}
/**
* Resets the options to the default values.
*/
public void resetOptions() {
m_removeMissingCols = false;
m_verbose = false;
m_delta = 0.05;
m_minMetric = 0.90;
m_numRules = 10;
m_lowerBoundMinSupport = 0.1;
m_upperBoundMinSupport = 1.0;
m_significanceLevel = -1;
m_outputItemSets = false;
m_car = false;
m_classIndex = -1;
m_treatZeroAsMissing = false;
m_metricType = CONFIDENCE;
}
/**
* Removes columns that are all missing from the data
*
* @param instances the instances
* @return a new set of instances with all missing columns removed
* @throws Exception if something goes wrong
*/
protected Instances removeMissingColumns(Instances instances)
throws Exception {
int numInstances = instances.numInstances();
StringBuffer deleteString = new StringBuffer();
int removeCount = 0;
boolean first = true;
int maxCount = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < instances.numAttributes(); i++) {
AttributeStats as = instances.attributeStats(i);
if (m_upperBoundMinSupport == 1.0 && maxCount != numInstances) {
// see if we can decrease this by looking for the most frequent value
int[] counts = as.nominalCounts;
if (counts[Utils.maxIndex(counts)] > maxCount) {
maxCount = counts[Utils.maxIndex(counts)];
}
}
if (as.missingCount == numInstances) {
if (first) {
deleteString.append((i + 1));
first = false;
} else {
deleteString.append("," + (i + 1));
}
removeCount++;
}
}
if (m_verbose) {
System.err.println("Removed : " + removeCount
+ " columns with all missing " + "values.");
}
if (m_upperBoundMinSupport == 1.0 && maxCount != numInstances) {
m_upperBoundMinSupport = (double) maxCount / (double) numInstances;
if (m_verbose) {
System.err.println("Setting upper bound min support to : "
+ m_upperBoundMinSupport);
}
}
if (deleteString.toString().length() > 0) {
Remove af = new Remove();
af.setAttributeIndices(deleteString.toString());
af.setInvertSelection(false);
af.setInputFormat(instances);
Instances newInst = Filter.useFilter(instances, af);
return newInst;
}
return instances;
}
/**
* Returns default capabilities of the classifier.
*
* @return the capabilities of this classifier
*/
@Override
public Capabilities getCapabilities() {
Capabilities result = super.getCapabilities();
result.disableAll();
// enable what we can handle
// attributes
result.enable(Capability.NOMINAL_ATTRIBUTES);
result.enable(Capability.MISSING_VALUES);
// class (can handle a nominal class if CAR rules are selected). This
result.enable(Capability.NO_CLASS);
result.enable(Capability.NOMINAL_CLASS);
result.enable(Capability.MISSING_CLASS_VALUES);
return result;
}
/**
* Method that generates all large itemsets with a minimum support, and from
* these all association rules with a minimum confidence.
*
* @param instances the instances to be used for generating the associations
* @throws Exception if rules can't be built successfully
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@Override
public void buildAssociations(Instances instances) throws Exception {
double[] confidences, supports;
int[] indices;
ArrayList[] sortedRuleSet;
double necSupport = 0;
instances = new Instances(instances);
if (m_removeMissingCols) {
instances = removeMissingColumns(instances);
}
if (m_car && m_metricType != CONFIDENCE) {
throw new Exception("For CAR-Mining metric type has to be confidence!");
}
// only set class index if CAR is requested
if (m_car) {
if (m_classIndex == -1) {
instances.setClassIndex(instances.numAttributes() - 1);
} else if (m_classIndex <= instances.numAttributes() && m_classIndex > 0) {
instances.setClassIndex(m_classIndex - 1);
} else {
throw new Exception("Invalid class index.");
}
}
// can associator handle the data?
getCapabilities().testWithFail(instances);
m_cycles = 0;
// make sure that the lower bound is equal to at least one instance
double lowerBoundMinSupportToUse = (m_lowerBoundMinSupport
* instances.numInstances() < 1.0) ? 1.0 / instances.numInstances()
: m_lowerBoundMinSupport;
if (m_car) {
// m_instances does not contain the class attribute
m_instances = LabeledItemSet.divide(instances, false);
// m_onlyClass contains only the class attribute
m_onlyClass = LabeledItemSet.divide(instances, true);
} else {
m_instances = instances;
}
if (m_car && m_numRules == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
// Set desired minimum support
m_minSupport = lowerBoundMinSupportToUse;
} else {
// Decrease minimum support until desired number of rules found.
// m_minSupport = m_upperBoundMinSupport - m_delta;
m_minSupport = 1.0 - m_delta;
m_minSupport = (m_minSupport < lowerBoundMinSupportToUse) ? lowerBoundMinSupportToUse
: m_minSupport;
}
do {
// Reserve space for variables
m_Ls = new ArrayList>();
m_hashtables = new ArrayList>();
m_allTheRules = new ArrayList[6];
m_allTheRules[0] = new ArrayList();
m_allTheRules[1] = new ArrayList();
m_allTheRules[2] = new ArrayList();
// if (m_metricType != CONFIDENCE || m_significanceLevel != -1) {
m_allTheRules[3] = new ArrayList();
m_allTheRules[4] = new ArrayList();
m_allTheRules[5] = new ArrayList();
// }
sortedRuleSet = new ArrayList[6];
sortedRuleSet[0] = new ArrayList();
sortedRuleSet[1] = new ArrayList();
sortedRuleSet[2] = new ArrayList();
// if (m_metricType != CONFIDENCE || m_significanceLevel != -1) {
sortedRuleSet[3] = new ArrayList();
sortedRuleSet[4] = new ArrayList();
sortedRuleSet[5] = new ArrayList();
// }
if (!m_car) {
// Find large itemsets and rules
findLargeItemSets();
if (m_significanceLevel != -1 || m_metricType != CONFIDENCE) {
findRulesBruteForce();
} else {
findRulesQuickly();
}
} else {
findLargeCarItemSets();
findCarRulesQuickly();
}
// prune rules for upper bound min support
if (m_upperBoundMinSupport < 1.0) {
pruneRulesForUpperBoundSupport();
}
// Sort rules according to their support
/*
* supports = new double[m_allTheRules[2].size()]; for (int i = 0; i <
* m_allTheRules[2].size(); i++) supports[i] =
* (double)((AprioriItemSet)m_allTheRules[1].elementAt(i)).support();
* indices = Utils.stableSort(supports); for (int i = 0; i <
* m_allTheRules[2].size(); i++) {
* sortedRuleSet[0].add(m_allTheRules[0].get(indices[i]));
* sortedRuleSet[1].add(m_allTheRules[1].get(indices[i]));
* sortedRuleSet[2].add(m_allTheRules[2].get(indices[i])); if
* (m_metricType != CONFIDENCE || m_significanceLevel != -1) {
* sortedRuleSet[3].add(m_allTheRules[3].get(indices[i]));
* sortedRuleSet[4].add(m_allTheRules[4].get(indices[i]));
* sortedRuleSet[5].add(m_allTheRules[5].get(indices[i])); } }
*/
int j = m_allTheRules[2].size() - 1;
supports = new double[m_allTheRules[2].size()];
for (int i = 0; i < (j + 1); i++) {
supports[j - i] = ((double) ((ItemSet) m_allTheRules[1].get(j - i))
.support()) * (-1);
}
indices = Utils.stableSort(supports);
for (int i = 0; i < (j + 1); i++) {
sortedRuleSet[0].add(m_allTheRules[0].get(indices[j - i]));
sortedRuleSet[1].add(m_allTheRules[1].get(indices[j - i]));
sortedRuleSet[2].add(m_allTheRules[2].get(indices[j - i]));
if (!m_car) {
// if (m_metricType != CONFIDENCE || m_significanceLevel != -1) {
sortedRuleSet[3].add(m_allTheRules[3].get(indices[j - i]));
sortedRuleSet[4].add(m_allTheRules[4].get(indices[j - i]));
sortedRuleSet[5].add(m_allTheRules[5].get(indices[j - i]));
}
// }
}
// Sort rules according to their confidence
m_allTheRules[0].clear();
m_allTheRules[1].clear();
m_allTheRules[2].clear();
// if (m_metricType != CONFIDENCE || m_significanceLevel != -1) {
m_allTheRules[3].clear();
m_allTheRules[4].clear();
m_allTheRules[5].clear();
// }
confidences = new double[sortedRuleSet[2].size()];
int sortType = 2 + m_metricType;
for (int i = 0; i < sortedRuleSet[2].size(); i++) {
confidences[i] = ((Double) sortedRuleSet[sortType].get(i))
.doubleValue();
}
indices = Utils.stableSort(confidences);
for (int i = sortedRuleSet[0].size() - 1; (i >= (sortedRuleSet[0].size() - m_numRules))
&& (i >= 0); i--) {
m_allTheRules[0].add(sortedRuleSet[0].get(indices[i]));
m_allTheRules[1].add(sortedRuleSet[1].get(indices[i]));
m_allTheRules[2].add(sortedRuleSet[2].get(indices[i]));
// if (m_metricType != CONFIDENCE || m_significanceLevel != -1) {
if (!m_car) {
m_allTheRules[3].add(sortedRuleSet[3].get(indices[i]));
m_allTheRules[4].add(sortedRuleSet[4].get(indices[i]));
m_allTheRules[5].add(sortedRuleSet[5].get(indices[i]));
}
// }
}
if (m_verbose) {
if (m_Ls.size() > 1) {
System.out.println(toString());
}
}
if (m_minSupport == lowerBoundMinSupportToUse
|| m_minSupport - m_delta > lowerBoundMinSupportToUse) {
m_minSupport -= m_delta;
} else {
m_minSupport = lowerBoundMinSupportToUse;
}
necSupport = Math.rint(m_minSupport * m_instances.numInstances());
m_cycles++;
} while ((m_allTheRules[0].size() < m_numRules)
&& (Utils.grOrEq(m_minSupport, lowerBoundMinSupportToUse))
/* (necSupport >= lowerBoundNumInstancesSupport) */
/* (Utils.grOrEq(m_minSupport, m_lowerBoundMinSupport)) */&& (necSupport >= 1));
m_minSupport += m_delta;
}
private void pruneRulesForUpperBoundSupport() {
int necMaxSupport = (int) (m_upperBoundMinSupport
* m_instances.numInstances() + 0.5);
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
ArrayList[] prunedRules = new ArrayList[6];
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
prunedRules[i] = new ArrayList();
}
for (int i = 0; i < m_allTheRules[0].size(); i++) {
if (((ItemSet) m_allTheRules[1].get(i)).support() <= necMaxSupport) {
prunedRules[0].add(m_allTheRules[0].get(i));
prunedRules[1].add(m_allTheRules[1].get(i));
prunedRules[2].add(m_allTheRules[2].get(i));
if (!m_car) {
prunedRules[3].add(m_allTheRules[3].get(i));
prunedRules[4].add(m_allTheRules[4].get(i));
prunedRules[5].add(m_allTheRules[5].get(i));
}
}
}
m_allTheRules[0] = prunedRules[0];
m_allTheRules[1] = prunedRules[1];
m_allTheRules[2] = prunedRules[2];
m_allTheRules[3] = prunedRules[3];
m_allTheRules[4] = prunedRules[4];
m_allTheRules[5] = prunedRules[5];
}
/**
* Method that mines all class association rules with minimum support and with
* a minimum confidence.
*
* @return an sorted array of FastVector (confidence depended) containing the
* rules and metric information
* @param data the instances for which class association rules should be mined
* @throws Exception if rules can't be built successfully
*/
@Override
public ArrayList[] mineCARs(Instances data) throws Exception {
m_car = true;
buildAssociations(data);
return m_allTheRules;
}
/**
* Gets the instances without the class atrribute.
*
* @return the instances without the class attribute.
*/
@Override
public Instances getInstancesNoClass() {
return m_instances;
}
/**
* Gets only the class attribute of the instances.
*
* @return the class attribute of all instances.
*/
@Override
public Instances getInstancesOnlyClass() {
return m_onlyClass;
}
/**
* Returns an enumeration describing the available options.
*
* @return an enumeration of all the available options.
*/
@Override
public Enumeration listOptions() {
String string1 = "\tThe required number of rules. (default = " + m_numRules
+ ")", string2 = "\tThe minimum confidence of a rule. (default = "
+ m_minMetric + ")", string3 = "\tThe delta by which the minimum support is decreased in\n", string4 = "\teach iteration. (default = "
+ m_delta + ")", string5 = "\tThe lower bound for the minimum support. (default = "
+ m_lowerBoundMinSupport + ")", string6 = "\tIf used, rules are tested for significance at\n", string7 = "\tthe given level. Slower. (default = no significance testing)", string8 = "\tIf set the itemsets found are also output. (default = no)", string9 = "\tIf set class association rules are mined. (default = no)", string10 = "\tThe class index. (default = last)", stringType = "\tThe metric type by which to rank rules. (default = "
+ "confidence)", stringZeroAsMissing = "\tTreat zero (i.e. first value of nominal attributes) as "
+ "missing", stringToStringDelimiters = "\tIf used, two characters to use as rule delimiters\n"
+ "\tin the result of toString: the first to delimit fields,\n"
+ "\tthe second to delimit items within fields.\n"
+ "\t(default = traditional toString result)";
Vector newVector = new Vector (14);
newVector.add(new Option(string1, "N", 1,
"-N "));
newVector.add(new Option(stringType, "T", 1, "-T <0=confidence | 1=lift | "
+ "2=leverage | 3=Conviction>"));
newVector.add(new Option(string2, "C", 1,
"-C "));
newVector.add(new Option(string3 + string4, "D", 1,
"-D "));
newVector.add(new Option("\tUpper bound for minimum support. "
+ "(default = 1.0)", "U", 1, "-U "));
newVector.add(new Option(string5, "M", 1,
"-M "));
newVector.add(new Option(string6 + string7, "S", 1,
"-S "));
newVector.add(new Option(string8, "I", 0, "-I"));
newVector.add(new Option("\tRemove columns that contain "
+ "all missing values (default = no)", "R", 0, "-R"));
newVector.add(new Option("\tReport progress iteratively. (default "
+ "= no)", "V", 0, "-V"));
newVector.add(new Option(string9, "A", 0, "-A"));
newVector.add(new Option(stringZeroAsMissing, "Z", 0, "-Z"));
newVector.add(new Option(stringToStringDelimiters, "B", 1,
"-B "));
newVector.add(new Option(string10, "c", 1, "-c "));
return newVector.elements();
}
/**
* Parses a given list of options.
*
*
* Valid options are:
*
*
*
* -N <required number of rules output>
* The required number of rules. (default = 10)
*
*
*
* -T <0=confidence | 1=lift | 2=leverage | 3=Conviction>
* The metric type by which to rank rules. (default = confidence)
*
*
*
* -C <minimum metric score of a rule>
* The minimum confidence of a rule. (default = 0.9)
*
*
*
* -D <delta for minimum support>
* The delta by which the minimum support is decreased in
* each iteration. (default = 0.05)
*
*
*
* -U <upper bound for minimum support>
* Upper bound for minimum support. (default = 1.0)
*
*
*
* -M <lower bound for minimum support>
* The lower bound for the minimum support. (default = 0.1)
*
*
*
* -S <significance level>
* If used, rules are tested for significance at
* the given level. Slower. (default = no significance testing)
*
*
*
* -I
* If set the itemsets found are also output. (default = no)
*
*
*
* -R
* Remove columns that contain all missing values (default = no)
*
*
*
* -V
* Report progress iteratively. (default = no)
*
*
*
* -A
* If set class association rules are mined. (default = no)
*
*
*
* -Z
* Treat zero (i.e. first value of nominal attributes) as missing
*
*
*
* -B <toString delimiters>
* If used, two characters to use as rule delimiters
* in the result of toString: the first to delimit fields,
* the second to delimit items within fields.
* (default = traditional toString result)
*
*
*
* -c <the class index>
* The class index. (default = last)
*
*
*
*
* @param options the list of options as an array of strings
* @throws Exception if an option is not supported
*/
@Override
public void setOptions(String[] options) throws Exception {
resetOptions();
String numRulesString = Utils.getOption('N', options), minConfidenceString = Utils
.getOption('C', options), deltaString = Utils.getOption('D', options), maxSupportString = Utils
.getOption('U', options), minSupportString = Utils
.getOption('M', options), significanceLevelString = Utils.getOption('S',
options), classIndexString = Utils.getOption('c', options), toStringDelimitersString = Utils
.getOption('B', options);
String metricTypeString = Utils.getOption('T', options);
if (metricTypeString.length() != 0) {
setMetricType(new SelectedTag(Integer.parseInt(metricTypeString),
TAGS_SELECTION));
}
if (numRulesString.length() != 0) {
m_numRules = Integer.parseInt(numRulesString);
}
if (classIndexString.length() != 0) {
if (classIndexString.equalsIgnoreCase("last")) {
m_classIndex = -1;
} else if (classIndexString.equalsIgnoreCase("first")) {
m_classIndex = 0;
} else {
m_classIndex = Integer.parseInt(classIndexString);
}
}
if (minConfidenceString.length() != 0) {
m_minMetric = (new Double(minConfidenceString)).doubleValue();
}
if (deltaString.length() != 0) {
m_delta = (new Double(deltaString)).doubleValue();
}
if (maxSupportString.length() != 0) {
setUpperBoundMinSupport((new Double(maxSupportString)).doubleValue());
}
if (minSupportString.length() != 0) {
m_lowerBoundMinSupport = (new Double(minSupportString)).doubleValue();
}
if (significanceLevelString.length() != 0) {
m_significanceLevel = (new Double(significanceLevelString)).doubleValue();
}
m_outputItemSets = Utils.getFlag('I', options);
m_car = Utils.getFlag('A', options);
m_verbose = Utils.getFlag('V', options);
m_treatZeroAsMissing = Utils.getFlag('Z', options);
setRemoveAllMissingCols(Utils.getFlag('R', options));
if (toStringDelimitersString.length() == 2) {
m_toStringDelimiters = toStringDelimitersString;
}
}
/**
* Gets the current settings of the Apriori object.
*
* @return an array of strings suitable for passing to setOptions
*/
@Override
public String[] getOptions() {
String[] options = new String[23];
int current = 0;
if (m_outputItemSets) {
options[current++] = "-I";
}
if (getRemoveAllMissingCols()) {
options[current++] = "-R";
}
options[current++] = "-N";
options[current++] = "" + m_numRules;
options[current++] = "-T";
options[current++] = "" + m_metricType;
options[current++] = "-C";
options[current++] = "" + m_minMetric;
options[current++] = "-D";
options[current++] = "" + m_delta;
options[current++] = "-U";
options[current++] = "" + m_upperBoundMinSupport;
options[current++] = "-M";
options[current++] = "" + m_lowerBoundMinSupport;
options[current++] = "-S";
options[current++] = "" + m_significanceLevel;
if (m_car) {
options[current++] = "-A";
}
if (m_verbose) {
options[current++] = "-V";
}
if (m_treatZeroAsMissing) {
options[current++] = "-Z";
}
options[current++] = "-c";
options[current++] = "" + m_classIndex;
if (m_toStringDelimiters != null) {
options[current++] = "-B";
options[current++] = m_toStringDelimiters;
}
while (current < options.length) {
options[current++] = "";
}
return options;
}
/**
* Outputs the size of all the generated sets of itemsets and the rules.
*
* @return a string representation of the model
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
StringBuffer text = new StringBuffer();
if (m_Ls.size() <= 1) {
return "\nNo large itemsets and rules found!\n";
}
text.append("\nApriori\n=======\n\n");
text.append("Minimum support: " + Utils.doubleToString(m_minSupport, 2)
+ " (" + ((int) (m_minSupport * m_instances.numInstances() + 0.5))
+ " instances)" + '\n');
text.append("Minimum metric <");
switch (m_metricType) {
case CONFIDENCE:
text.append("confidence>: ");
break;
case LIFT:
text.append("lift>: ");
break;
case LEVERAGE:
text.append("leverage>: ");
break;
case CONVICTION:
text.append("conviction>: ");
break;
}
text.append(Utils.doubleToString(m_minMetric, 2) + '\n');
if (m_significanceLevel != -1) {
text.append("Significance level: "
+ Utils.doubleToString(m_significanceLevel, 2) + '\n');
}
text.append("Number of cycles performed: " + m_cycles + '\n');
text.append("\nGenerated sets of large itemsets:\n");
if (!m_car) {
for (int i = 0; i < m_Ls.size(); i++) {
text.append("\nSize of set of large itemsets L(" + (i + 1) + "): "
+ (m_Ls.get(i)).size() + '\n');
if (m_outputItemSets) {
text.append("\nLarge Itemsets L(" + (i + 1) + "):\n");
for (int j = 0; j < (m_Ls.get(i)).size(); j++) {
text.append(((AprioriItemSet) (m_Ls.get(i)).get(j))
.toString(m_instances) + "\n");
}
}
}
text.append("\nBest rules found:\n\n");
if (m_toStringDelimiters != null) {
text
.append("Number,Premise,Premise Support,Consequence,Consequence Support,Confidence,Lift,Leverage,LeverageT,Conviction\n");
}
for (int i = 0; i < m_allTheRules[0].size(); i++) {
/*
* text.append(Utils.doubleToString((double) i + 1, (int)
* (Math.log(m_numRules) / Math.log(10) + 1), 0) + ". " +
* ((AprioriItemSet) m_allTheRules[0].get(i)) .toString(m_instances) +
* " ==> " + ((AprioriItemSet) m_allTheRules[1].get(i))
* .toString(m_instances)); text.append(" " + ((m_metricType ==
* CONFIDENCE) ? "<" : "") + "conf:(" + Utils.doubleToString( ((Double)
* m_allTheRules[2].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2) + ")" + ((m_metricType ==
* CONFIDENCE) ? ">" : ""));
*/
String outerDelim;
String innerDelim;
String stop;
String implies;
String confOpen;
String confClose;
String liftOpen;
String liftClose;
String levOpen;
String levInner;
String levClose;
String convOpen;
String convClose;
if (m_toStringDelimiters != null) {
outerDelim = m_toStringDelimiters.substring(0, 1);
innerDelim = m_toStringDelimiters.substring(1, 2);
stop = outerDelim;
implies = outerDelim;
confOpen = outerDelim;
confClose = "";
liftOpen = outerDelim;
liftClose = "";
levOpen = outerDelim;
levInner = outerDelim;
levClose = "";
convOpen = outerDelim;
convClose = "";
} else {
outerDelim = " ";
innerDelim = " ";
stop = ". ";
implies = " ==> ";
confOpen = " " + (m_metricType == CONFIDENCE ? "<" : "")
+ "conf:(";
confClose = ")" + (m_metricType == CONFIDENCE ? ">" : "");
liftOpen = (m_metricType == LIFT ? " <" : "") + " lift:(";
liftClose = ")" + (m_metricType == LIFT ? ">" : "");
levOpen = (m_metricType == LEVERAGE ? " <" : "") + " lev:(";
levInner = ")" + " [";
levClose = "]" + (m_metricType == LEVERAGE ? ">" : "");
convOpen = (m_metricType == CONVICTION ? " <" : "") + " conv:(";
convClose = ")" + (m_metricType == CONVICTION ? ">" : "");
}
char odc = outerDelim.charAt(0);
char idc = innerDelim.charAt(0);
String n = Utils.doubleToString((double) i + 1,
(int) (Math.log(m_numRules) / Math.log(10) + 1), 0);
String premise = ((AprioriItemSet) m_allTheRules[0].get(i)).toString(
m_instances, odc, idc);
String consequence = ((AprioriItemSet) m_allTheRules[1].get(i))
.toString(m_instances, odc, idc);
String confidence = Utils.doubleToString(
((Double) m_allTheRules[2].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2);
String lift = Utils.doubleToString(
((Double) m_allTheRules[3].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2);
String leverage = Utils.doubleToString(
((Double) m_allTheRules[4].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2);
String conviction = Utils.doubleToString(
((Double) m_allTheRules[5].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2);
int leverageT = (int) (((Double) m_allTheRules[4].get(i)).doubleValue() * m_instances
.numInstances());
text.append(n).append(stop);
text.append(premise).append(implies).append(consequence);
text.append(confOpen).append(confidence).append(confClose);
// if (/*m_metricType != CONFIDENCE ||*/ m_significanceLevel != -1) {
text.append(liftOpen).append(lift).append(liftClose);
text.append(levOpen).append(leverage).append(levInner)
.append(leverageT).append(levClose);
text.append(convOpen).append(conviction).append(convClose);
// if (/*m_metricType != CONFIDENCE ||*/ m_significanceLevel != -1) {
/*
* text.append((m_metricType == LIFT ? " <" : "") + " lift:(" +
* Utils.doubleToString( ((Double)
* m_allTheRules[3].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2) + ")" + (m_metricType ==
* LIFT ? ">" : "")); text.append((m_metricType == LEVERAGE ? " <" : "")
* + " lev:(" + Utils.doubleToString( ((Double)
* m_allTheRules[4].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2) + ")"); text.append(" [" +
* (int) (((Double) m_allTheRules[4].get(i)).doubleValue() * m_instances
* .numInstances()) + "]" + (m_metricType == LEVERAGE ? ">" : ""));
* text.append((m_metricType == CONVICTION ? " <" : "") + " conv:(" +
* Utils.doubleToString( ((Double)
* m_allTheRules[5].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2) + ")" + (m_metricType ==
* CONVICTION ? ">" : ""));
*/
// }
text.append('\n');
}
} else {
for (int i = 0; i < m_Ls.size(); i++) {
text.append("\nSize of set of large itemsets L(" + (i + 1) + "): "
+ (m_Ls.get(i)).size() + '\n');
if (m_outputItemSets) {
text.append("\nLarge Itemsets L(" + (i + 1) + "):\n");
for (int j = 0; j < (m_Ls.get(i)).size(); j++) {
text.append(((ItemSet) (m_Ls.get(i)).get(j)).toString(m_instances)
+ "\n");
text.append(((LabeledItemSet) (m_Ls.get(i)).get(j)).m_classLabel
+ " ");
text.append(((LabeledItemSet) (m_Ls.get(i)).get(j)).support()
+ "\n");
}
}
}
text.append("\nBest rules found:\n\n");
if (m_toStringDelimiters != null) {
text
.append("Number,Premise,Premise Support,Consequence,Consequence Support,Confidence\n");
}
for (int i = 0; i < m_allTheRules[0].size(); i++) {
/*
* text.append(Utils.doubleToString((double) i + 1, (int)
* (Math.log(m_numRules) / Math.log(10) + 1), 0) + ". " + ((ItemSet)
* m_allTheRules[0].get(i)).toString(m_instances) + " ==> " + ((ItemSet)
* m_allTheRules[1].get(i)).toString(m_onlyClass) + " conf:(" +
* Utils.doubleToString( ((Double)
* m_allTheRules[2].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2) + ")");
*/
String outerDelim;
String innerDelim;
String stop;
String implies;
String confOpen;
String confClose;
if (m_toStringDelimiters != null) {
outerDelim = m_toStringDelimiters.substring(0, 1);
innerDelim = m_toStringDelimiters.substring(1, 2);
stop = outerDelim;
implies = outerDelim;
confOpen = outerDelim;
confClose = "";
} else {
outerDelim = " ";
innerDelim = " ";
stop = ". ";
implies = " ==> ";
confOpen = " " + "conf:(";
confClose = ")";
}
char odc = outerDelim.charAt(0);
char idc = innerDelim.charAt(0);
String n = Utils.doubleToString((double) i + 1,
(int) (Math.log(m_numRules) / Math.log(10) + 1), 0);
String premise = ((ItemSet) m_allTheRules[0].get(i)).toString(
m_instances, odc, idc);
String consequence = ((ItemSet) m_allTheRules[1].get(i)).toString(
m_onlyClass, odc, idc);
String confidence = Utils.doubleToString(
((Double) m_allTheRules[2].get(i)).doubleValue(), 2);
text.append(n).append(stop).append(premise).append(implies)
.append(consequence).append(confOpen).append(confidence)
.append(confClose);
text.append('\n');
}
}
return text.toString();
}
/**
* Returns the metric string for the chosen metric type
*
* @return a string describing the used metric for the interestingness of a
* class association rule
*/
@Override
public String metricString() {
switch (m_metricType) {
case LIFT:
return "lif";
case LEVERAGE:
return "leverage";
case CONVICTION:
return "conviction";
default:
return "conf";
}
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String removeAllMissingColsTipText() {
return "Remove columns with all missing values.";
}
/**
* Remove columns containing all missing values.
*
* @param r true if cols are to be removed.
*/
public void setRemoveAllMissingCols(boolean r) {
m_removeMissingCols = r;
}
/**
* Returns whether columns containing all missing values are to be removed
*
* @return true if columns are to be removed.
*/
public boolean getRemoveAllMissingCols() {
return m_removeMissingCols;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String upperBoundMinSupportTipText() {
return "Upper bound for minimum support. Start iteratively decreasing "
+ "minimum support from this value.";
}
/**
* Get the value of upperBoundMinSupport.
*
* @return Value of upperBoundMinSupport.
*/
public double getUpperBoundMinSupport() {
return m_upperBoundMinSupport;
}
/**
* Set the value of upperBoundMinSupport.
*
* @param v Value to assign to upperBoundMinSupport.
*/
public void setUpperBoundMinSupport(double v) {
m_upperBoundMinSupport = v;
}
/**
* Sets the class index
*
* @param index the class index
*/
@Override
public void setClassIndex(int index) {
m_classIndex = index;
}
/**
* Gets the class index
*
* @return the index of the class attribute
*/
public int getClassIndex() {
return m_classIndex;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String classIndexTipText() {
return "Index of the class attribute. If set to -1, the last attribute is taken as class attribute.";
}
/**
* Sets class association rule mining
*
* @param flag if class association rules are mined, false otherwise
*/
public void setCar(boolean flag) {
m_car = flag;
}
/**
* Gets whether class association ruels are mined
*
* @return true if class association rules are mined, false otherwise
*/
public boolean getCar() {
return m_car;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String carTipText() {
return "If enabled class association rules are mined instead of (general) association rules.";
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String lowerBoundMinSupportTipText() {
return "Lower bound for minimum support.";
}
/**
* Get the value of lowerBoundMinSupport.
*
* @return Value of lowerBoundMinSupport.
*/
public double getLowerBoundMinSupport() {
return m_lowerBoundMinSupport;
}
/**
* Set the value of lowerBoundMinSupport.
*
* @param v Value to assign to lowerBoundMinSupport.
*/
public void setLowerBoundMinSupport(double v) {
m_lowerBoundMinSupport = v;
}
/**
* Get the metric type
*
* @return the type of metric to use for ranking rules
*/
public SelectedTag getMetricType() {
return new SelectedTag(m_metricType, TAGS_SELECTION);
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String metricTypeTipText() {
return "Set the type of metric by which to rank rules. Confidence is "
+ "the proportion of the examples covered by the premise that are also "
+ "covered by the consequence (Class association rules can only be mined using confidence). Lift is confidence divided by the "
+ "proportion of all examples that are covered by the consequence. This "
+ "is a measure of the importance of the association that is independent "
+ "of support. Leverage is the proportion of additional examples covered "
+ "by both the premise and consequence above those expected if the "
+ "premise and consequence were independent of each other. The total "
+ "number of examples that this represents is presented in brackets "
+ "following the leverage. Conviction is "
+ "another measure of departure from independence. Conviction is given "
+ "by P(premise)P(!consequence) / P(premise, !consequence).";
}
/**
* Set the metric type for ranking rules
*
* @param d the type of metric
*/
public void setMetricType(SelectedTag d) {
if (d.getTags() == TAGS_SELECTION) {
m_metricType = d.getSelectedTag().getID();
}
if (m_metricType == CONFIDENCE) {
setMinMetric(0.9);
}
if (m_metricType == LIFT || m_metricType == CONVICTION) {
setMinMetric(1.1);
}
if (m_metricType == LEVERAGE) {
setMinMetric(0.1);
}
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String minMetricTipText() {
return "Minimum metric score. Consider only rules with scores higher than "
+ "this value.";
}
/**
* Get the value of minConfidence.
*
* @return Value of minConfidence.
*/
public double getMinMetric() {
return m_minMetric;
}
/**
* Set the value of minConfidence.
*
* @param v Value to assign to minConfidence.
*/
public void setMinMetric(double v) {
m_minMetric = v;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String numRulesTipText() {
return "Number of rules to find.";
}
/**
* Get the value of numRules.
*
* @return Value of numRules.
*/
public int getNumRules() {
return m_numRules;
}
/**
* Set the value of numRules.
*
* @param v Value to assign to numRules.
*/
public void setNumRules(int v) {
m_numRules = v;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String deltaTipText() {
return "Iteratively decrease support by this factor. Reduces support "
+ "until min support is reached or required number of rules has been "
+ "generated.";
}
/**
* Get the value of delta.
*
* @return Value of delta.
*/
public double getDelta() {
return m_delta;
}
/**
* Set the value of delta.
*
* @param v Value to assign to delta.
*/
public void setDelta(double v) {
m_delta = v;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String significanceLevelTipText() {
return "Significance level. Significance test (confidence metric only).";
}
/**
* Get the value of significanceLevel.
*
* @return Value of significanceLevel.
*/
public double getSignificanceLevel() {
return m_significanceLevel;
}
/**
* Set the value of significanceLevel.
*
* @param v Value to assign to significanceLevel.
*/
public void setSignificanceLevel(double v) {
m_significanceLevel = v;
}
/**
* Sets whether itemsets are output as well
*
* @param flag true if itemsets are to be output as well
*/
public void setOutputItemSets(boolean flag) {
m_outputItemSets = flag;
}
/**
* Gets whether itemsets are output as well
*
* @return true if itemsets are output as well
*/
public boolean getOutputItemSets() {
return m_outputItemSets;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String outputItemSetsTipText() {
return "If enabled the itemsets are output as well.";
}
/**
* Sets verbose mode
*
* @param flag true if algorithm should be run in verbose mode
*/
public void setVerbose(boolean flag) {
m_verbose = flag;
}
/**
* Gets whether algorithm is run in verbose mode
*
* @return true if algorithm is run in verbose mode
*/
public boolean getVerbose() {
return m_verbose;
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String verboseTipText() {
return "If enabled the algorithm will be run in verbose mode.";
}
/**
* Returns the tip text for this property
*
* @return tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the
* explorer/experimenter gui
*/
public String treatZeroAsMissingTipText() {
return "If enabled, zero (that is, the first value of a nominal) is "
+ "treated in the same way as a missing value.";
}
/**
* Sets whether zeros (i.e. the first value of a nominal attribute) should be
* treated as missing values.
*
* @param z true if zeros should be treated as missing values.
*/
public void setTreatZeroAsMissing(boolean z) {
m_treatZeroAsMissing = z;
}
/**
* Gets whether zeros (i.e. the first value of a nominal attribute) is to be
* treated int he same way as missing values.
*
* @return true if zeros are to be treated like missing values.
*/
public boolean getTreatZeroAsMissing() {
return m_treatZeroAsMissing;
}
/**
* Method that finds all large itemsets for the given set of instances.
*
* @throws Exception if an attribute is numeric
*/
private void findLargeItemSets() throws Exception {
ArrayList kMinusOneSets, kSets;
Hashtable hashtable;
int necSupport, i = 0;
// Find large itemsets
// minimum support
necSupport = (int) (m_minSupport * m_instances.numInstances() + 0.5);
kSets = AprioriItemSet.singletons(m_instances, m_treatZeroAsMissing);
if (m_treatZeroAsMissing) {
AprioriItemSet.upDateCountersTreatZeroAsMissing(kSets, m_instances);
} else {
AprioriItemSet.upDateCounters(kSets, m_instances);
}
kSets = AprioriItemSet.deleteItemSets(kSets, necSupport,
m_instances.numInstances());
if (kSets.size() == 0) {
return;
}
do {
m_Ls.add(kSets);
kMinusOneSets = kSets;
kSets = AprioriItemSet.mergeAllItemSets(kMinusOneSets, i,
m_instances.numInstances());
hashtable = AprioriItemSet.getHashtable(kMinusOneSets,
kMinusOneSets.size());
m_hashtables.add(hashtable);
kSets = AprioriItemSet.pruneItemSets(kSets, hashtable);
if (m_treatZeroAsMissing) {
AprioriItemSet.upDateCountersTreatZeroAsMissing(kSets, m_instances);
} else {
AprioriItemSet.upDateCounters(kSets, m_instances);
}
kSets = AprioriItemSet.deleteItemSets(kSets, necSupport,
m_instances.numInstances());
i++;
} while (kSets.size() > 0);
}
/**
* Method that finds all association rules and performs significance test.
*
* @throws Exception if an attribute is numeric
*/
private void findRulesBruteForce() throws Exception {
ArrayList[] rules;
// Build rules
for (int j = 1; j < m_Ls.size(); j++) {
ArrayList currentItemSets = m_Ls.get(j);
Enumeration enumItemSets = new WekaEnumeration(
currentItemSets);
while (enumItemSets.hasMoreElements()) {
AprioriItemSet currentItemSet = (AprioriItemSet) enumItemSets
.nextElement();
// AprioriItemSet currentItemSet = new
// AprioriItemSet((ItemSet)enumItemSets.nextElement());
rules = currentItemSet.generateRulesBruteForce(m_minMetric,
m_metricType, m_hashtables, j + 1, m_instances.numInstances(),
m_significanceLevel);
for (int k = 0; k < rules[0].size(); k++) {
m_allTheRules[0].add(rules[0].get(k));
m_allTheRules[1].add(rules[1].get(k));
m_allTheRules[2].add(rules[2].get(k));
m_allTheRules[3].add(rules[3].get(k));
m_allTheRules[4].add(rules[4].get(k));
m_allTheRules[5].add(rules[5].get(k));
}
}
}
}
/**
* Method that finds all association rules.
*
* @throws Exception if an attribute is numeric
*/
private void findRulesQuickly() throws Exception {
ArrayList[] rules;
// Build rules
for (int j = 1; j < m_Ls.size(); j++) {
ArrayList currentItemSets = m_Ls.get(j);
Enumeration enumItemSets = new WekaEnumeration(
currentItemSets);
while (enumItemSets.hasMoreElements()) {
AprioriItemSet currentItemSet = (AprioriItemSet) enumItemSets
.nextElement();
// AprioriItemSet currentItemSet = new
// AprioriItemSet((ItemSet)enumItemSets.nextElement());
rules = currentItemSet.generateRules(m_minMetric, m_hashtables, j + 1);
for (int k = 0; k < rules[0].size(); k++) {
m_allTheRules[0].add(rules[0].get(k));
m_allTheRules[1].add(rules[1].get(k));
m_allTheRules[2].add(rules[2].get(k));
if (rules.length > 3) {
m_allTheRules[3].add(rules[3].get(k));
m_allTheRules[4].add(rules[4].get(k));
m_allTheRules[5].add(rules[5].get(k));
}
}
}
}
}
/**
*
* Method that finds all large itemsets for class association rules for the
* given set of instances.
*
* @throws Exception if an attribute is numeric
*/
private void findLargeCarItemSets() throws Exception {
ArrayList kMinusOneSets, kSets;
Hashtable hashtable;
int necSupport, i = 0;
// Find large itemsets
// minimum support
double nextMinSupport = m_minSupport * m_instances.numInstances();
double nextMaxSupport = m_upperBoundMinSupport * m_instances.numInstances();
if (Math.rint(nextMinSupport) == nextMinSupport) {
necSupport = (int) nextMinSupport;
} else {
necSupport = Math.round((float) (nextMinSupport + 0.5));
}
if (Math.rint(nextMaxSupport) == nextMaxSupport) {
} else {
Math.round((float) (nextMaxSupport + 0.5));
}
// find item sets of length one
kSets = LabeledItemSet.singletons(m_instances, m_onlyClass);
LabeledItemSet.upDateCounters(kSets, m_instances, m_onlyClass);
// check if a item set of lentgh one is frequent, if not delete it
kSets = LabeledItemSet.deleteItemSets(kSets, necSupport,
m_instances.numInstances());
if (kSets.size() == 0) {
return;
}
do {
m_Ls.add(kSets);
kMinusOneSets = kSets;
kSets = LabeledItemSet.mergeAllItemSets(kMinusOneSets, i,
m_instances.numInstances());
hashtable = LabeledItemSet.getHashtable(kMinusOneSets,
kMinusOneSets.size());
kSets = LabeledItemSet.pruneItemSets(kSets, hashtable);
LabeledItemSet.upDateCounters(kSets, m_instances, m_onlyClass);
kSets = LabeledItemSet.deleteItemSets(kSets, necSupport,
m_instances.numInstances());
i++;
} while (kSets.size() > 0);
}
/**
* Method that finds all class association rules.
*
* @throws Exception if an attribute is numeric
*/
private void findCarRulesQuickly() throws Exception {
ArrayList[] rules;
// Build rules
for (int j = 0; j < m_Ls.size(); j++) {
ArrayList currentLabeledItemSets = m_Ls.get(j);
Enumeration enumLabeledItemSets = new WekaEnumeration(
currentLabeledItemSets);
while (enumLabeledItemSets.hasMoreElements()) {
LabeledItemSet currentLabeledItemSet = (LabeledItemSet) enumLabeledItemSets
.nextElement();
rules = currentLabeledItemSet.generateRules(m_minMetric, false);
for (int k = 0; k < rules[0].size(); k++) {
m_allTheRules[0].add(rules[0].get(k));
m_allTheRules[1].add(rules[1].get(k));
m_allTheRules[2].add(rules[2].get(k));
}
}
}
}
/**
* returns all the rules
*
* @return all the rules
* @see #m_allTheRules
*/
public ArrayList[] getAllTheRules() {
return m_allTheRules;
}
@Override
public AssociationRules getAssociationRules() {
List rules = new ArrayList();
if (m_allTheRules != null && m_allTheRules.length > 3) {
for (int i = 0; i < m_allTheRules[0].size(); i++) {
// Construct the Lists for the premise and consequence
List- premise = new ArrayList
- ();
List
- consequence = new ArrayList
- ();
AprioriItemSet premiseSet = (AprioriItemSet) m_allTheRules[0].get(i);
AprioriItemSet consequenceSet = (AprioriItemSet) m_allTheRules[1]
.get(i);
for (int j = 0; j < m_instances.numAttributes(); j++) {
if (premiseSet.m_items[j] != -1) {
try {
Item newItem = new NominalItem(m_instances.attribute(j),
premiseSet.m_items[j]);
premise.add(newItem);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
if (consequenceSet.m_items[j] != -1) {
try {
Item newItem = new NominalItem(m_instances.attribute(j),
consequenceSet.m_items[j]);
consequence.add(newItem);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
// get the constituents of the metrics
int totalTrans = premiseSet.m_totalTransactions;
int totalSupport = consequenceSet.m_counter;
int premiseSupport = premiseSet.m_counter;
int consequenceSupport = consequenceSet.m_secondaryCounter;
// map the primary metric
DefaultAssociationRule.METRIC_TYPE metric = null;
switch (m_metricType) {
case CONFIDENCE:
metric = DefaultAssociationRule.METRIC_TYPE.CONFIDENCE;
break;
case LIFT:
metric = DefaultAssociationRule.METRIC_TYPE.LIFT;
break;
case LEVERAGE:
metric = DefaultAssociationRule.METRIC_TYPE.LEVERAGE;
break;
case CONVICTION:
metric = DefaultAssociationRule.METRIC_TYPE.CONVICTION;
break;
}
DefaultAssociationRule newRule = new DefaultAssociationRule(premise,
consequence, metric, premiseSupport, consequenceSupport,
totalSupport, totalTrans);
rules.add(newRule);
}
}
return new AssociationRules(rules, this);
}
/**
* Gets a list of the names of the metrics output for each rule. This list
* should be the same (in terms of the names and order thereof) as that
* produced by AssociationRule.getMetricNamesForRule().
*
* @return an array of the names of the metrics available for each rule
* learned by this producer.
*/
@Override
public String[] getRuleMetricNames() {
String[] metricNames = new String[DefaultAssociationRule.TAGS_SELECTION.length];
for (int i = 0; i < DefaultAssociationRule.TAGS_SELECTION.length; i++) {
metricNames[i] = DefaultAssociationRule.TAGS_SELECTION[i].getReadable();
}
return metricNames;
}
/**
* Returns true if this AssociationRulesProducer can actually produce rules.
* Most implementing classes will always return true from this method
* (obviously :-)). However, an implementing class that actually acts as a
* wrapper around things that may or may not implement
* AssociationRulesProducer will want to return false if the thing they wrap
* can't produce rules.
*
* @return true if this producer can produce rules in its current
* configuration
*/
@Override
public boolean canProduceRules() {
return true;
}
/**
* Returns the revision string.
*
* @return the revision
*/
@Override
public String getRevision() {
return RevisionUtils.extract("$Revision: 12014 $");
}
/**
* Main method.
*
* @param args the commandline options
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
runAssociator(new Apriori(), args);
}
}