Mining Association Rules and Frequent Itemsets

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-- A --

abbreviate	Abbreviate item labels in transactions, itemMatrix and associations
abbreviate-method	Abbreviate item labels in transactions, itemMatrix and associations
addAggregate	Support for Item Hierarchies
addComplement	Add Complement-items to Transactions
addComplement-method	Add Complement-items to Transactions
Adult	Adult Data Set
adult	Adult Data Set
AdultUCI	Adult Data Set
affinity	Computing Affinity Between Items
affinity-method	Computing Affinity Between Items
aggregate	Support for Item Hierarchies
aggregate-method	Support for Item Hierarchies
APappearance	Class APappearance - Specifying the appearance Argument of Apriori to Implement Rule Templates
APappearance-class	Class APappearance - Specifying the appearance Argument of Apriori to Implement Rule Templates
APcontrol	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
APcontrol-class	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
APparameter	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
APparameter-class	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
APRIORI	Mining Associations with the Apriori Algorithm
Apriori	Mining Associations with the Apriori Algorithm
apriori	Mining Associations with the Apriori Algorithm
ar_cross_dissimilarity-class	Classes dist, ar_cross_dissimilarity and ar_similarity - Proximity Matrices
ar_similarity-class	Classes dist, ar_cross_dissimilarity and ar_similarity - Proximity Matrices
AScontrol	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
AScontrol-class	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
AScontrol-classes	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
ASparameter	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
ASparameter-class	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
ASparameter-classes	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
associations	Class associations - A Set of Associations
associations-class	Class associations - A Set of Associations

-- B --

binning

Convert a Continuous Variable into a Categorical Variable

-- C --

c	Combining Association and Transaction Objects
c-method	Combining Association and Transaction Objects
carpenter	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
coerce-AScontrol	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
coerce-method	Class APappearance - Specifying the appearance Argument of Apriori to Implement Rule Templates
coerce-method	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
coerce-method	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
coerce-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
coerce-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
coerce-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
coerce-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
coerce-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
coercion	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
coercion-APappearance	Class APappearance - Specifying the appearance Argument of Apriori to Implement Rule Templates
coercion-itemMatrix	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
coercion-itemsets	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
coercion-rules	Class rules - A Set of Rules
coercion-tidLists	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
coercion-transactions	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
compatible	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
compatible-method	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
confint	Confidence Intervals for Interest Measures for Association Rules
confint.rules	Confidence Intervals for Interest Measures for Association Rules
control	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
coverage	Calculate coverage for rules
coverage-method	Calculate coverage for rules
crossTable	Cross-tabulate joint occurrences across pairs of items
crossTable-method	Cross-tabulate joint occurrences across pairs of items

-- D --

DATAFRAME	Data.frame Representation for arules Objects
DATAFRAME-method	Data.frame Representation for arules Objects
decode	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
decode-method	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
dim-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
dim-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
dimnames-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
dimnames-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
dimnames-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
dimnames<--method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
dimnames<--method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
dimnames<--method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
discretize	Convert a Continuous Variable into a Categorical Variable
discretizeDF	Convert a Continuous Variable into a Categorical Variable
dissimilarity	Dissimilarity Matrix Computation for Associations and Transactions
dissimilarity-method	Dissimilarity Matrix Computation for Associations and Transactions
dist	Dissimilarity Matrix Computation for Associations and Transactions
duplicated	Find Duplicated Elements
duplicated-method	Find Duplicated Elements

-- E --

ECcontrol	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
ECcontrol-class	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
ECLAT	Mining Associations with Eclat
Eclat	Mining Associations with Eclat
eclat	Mining Associations with Eclat
ECparameter	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
ECparameter-class	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
encode	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
encode-method	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
Epub	The Epub Transactions Data Set
extract	Methods for "[": Extraction or Subsetting arules Objects

-- F --

filterAggregate	Support for Item Hierarchies
fim4r	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
FPgrowth	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
fpgrowth	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r

-- G --

generatingItemsets	Class rules - A Set of Rules
generatingItemsets-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
Groceries	The Groceries Transactions Data Set
groceries	The Groceries Transactions Data Set

-- H --

head	Class associations - A Set of Associations
head-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
hierarchy	Support for Item Hierarchies
hits	Computing Transaction Weights With HITS

-- I --

image	Visual Inspection of Binary Incidence Matrices
image-method	Visual Inspection of Binary Incidence Matrices
Income	The Income Data Set
income	The Income Data Set
IncomeESL	The Income Data Set
info	Class associations - A Set of Associations
info-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
info<-	Class associations - A Set of Associations
info<--method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
initialize-method	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
initialize-method	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
initialize-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
initialize-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
initialize-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
initialize-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
initialize-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
inspect	Display Associations and Transactions in Readable Form
inspect-method	Display Associations and Transactions in Readable Form
interestMeasure	Calculate Additional Interest Measures
interestMeasure-method	Calculate Additional Interest Measures
intersect-method	Set Operations
intersect.associations	Set Operations
intersect.itemMatrix	Set Operations
is.closed	Find Closed Itemsets
is.closed-method	Find Closed Itemsets
is.element-method	Set Operations
is.element.associations	Set Operations
is.element.itemMatrix	Set Operations
is.generator	Find Generator Itemsets
is.generator-method	Find Generator Itemsets
is.maximal	Find Maximal Itemsets
is.maximal-method	Find Maximal Itemsets
is.redundant	Find Redundant Rules
is.redundant-method	Find Redundant Rules
is.significant	Find Significant Rules
is.significant-method	Find Significant Rules
is.subset	Find Super and Subsets
is.subset-method	Find Super and Subsets
is.superset	Find Super and Subsets
is.superset-method	Find Super and Subsets
IsTa	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
ista	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
itemCoding	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
itemcoding	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
itemFrequency	Getting Frequency/Support for Single Items
itemFrequency-method	Getting Frequency/Support for Single Items
itemFrequencyPlot	Creating a Item Frequencies/Support Bar Plot
itemFrequencyPlot-method	Creating a Item Frequencies/Support Bar Plot
itemInfo	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemInfo-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemInfo-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
itemInfo-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
itemInfo-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
itemInfo<-	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemInfo<--method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemInfo<--method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
itemIntersect	Itemwise Set Operations
itemIntersect-method	Itemwise Set Operations
itemLabels	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemLabels-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemLabels-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
itemLabels-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
itemLabels-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
itemLabels<-	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemLabels<--method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemLabels<--method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
itemLabels<--method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
itemMatrix	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemMatrix-class	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
items	Class associations - A Set of Associations
items-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
items-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
items-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
items-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
items<-	Class associations - A Set of Associations
items<--method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
itemSetdiff	Itemwise Set Operations
itemSetdiff-method	Itemwise Set Operations
itemsetInfo	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemsetInfo-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemsetInfo<-	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemsetInfo<--method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
itemSetOperations	Itemwise Set Operations
itemsets	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
itemsets-class	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
itemUnion	Itemwise Set Operations
itemUnion-method	Itemwise Set Operations
itemwiseSetOps	Itemwise Set Operations

-- L --

labels-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
labels-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
labels-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
labels-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
labels-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
length-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
length-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
length-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
length-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
length-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
lhs	Class rules - A Set of Rules
lhs-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
lhs<-	Class rules - A Set of Rules
lhs<--method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
LIST	List Representation for Objects Based on Class itemMatrix
LIST-method	List Representation for Objects Based on Class itemMatrix

-- M --

match	Value Matching
match-method	Value Matching
merge	Adding Items to Data
merge-method	Adding Items to Data
Mushroom	The Mushroom Data Set as Transactions
mushroom	The Mushroom Data Set as Transactions

-- N --

nitems	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
nitems-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
nitems-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
nitems-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules

-- P --

parameter	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
plot	Class associations - A Set of Associations
plot.associations	Class associations - A Set of Associations
plot.itemMatrix	Class associations - A Set of Associations
pmml	Read and Write PMML
predict	Model Predictions
predict-method	Model Predictions
proximity-classes	Classes dist, ar_cross_dissimilarity and ar_similarity - Proximity Matrices

-- Q --

quality	Class associations - A Set of Associations
quality-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
quality<-	Class associations - A Set of Associations
quality<--method	Class associations - A Set of Associations

-- R --

random.patterns	Simulate a Random Transactions
random.transactions	Simulate a Random Transactions
read	Read Transaction Data
read.PMML	Read and Write PMML
read.transactions	Read Transaction Data
recode	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
recode-method	Item Coding - Conversion between Item Labels and Column IDs
RElim	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
relim	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
rhs	Class rules - A Set of Rules
rhs-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
rhs<-	Class rules - A Set of Rules
rhs<--method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
ruleInduction	Association Rule Induction from Itemsets
ruleInduction-method	Association Rule Induction from Itemsets
rules	Class rules - A Set of Rules
rules-class	Class rules - A Set of Rules

-- S --

SaM	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
sam	Interface to Mining Algorithms from fim4r
sample	Random Samples and Permutations
sample-method	Random Samples and Permutations
setdiff-method	Set Operations
setdiff.associations	Set Operations
setdiff.itemMatrix	Set Operations
setequal-method	Set Operations
setequal.associations	Set Operations
setequal.itemMatrix	Set Operations
setOperations	Set Operations
sets	Set Operations
show-method	Classes AScontrol, APcontrol, ECcontrol - Specifying the control Argument of Apriori and Eclat
show-method	Classes ASparameter, APparameter, ECparameter - Specifying the parameter Argument of APRIORI and ECLAT
show-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
show-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
show-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
show-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
show-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
show-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
size	Number of Items in Sets
size-method	Number of Items in Sets
SORT	Sort Associations
sort	Sort Associations
sort-method	Sort Associations
subset	Subsetting Itemsets, Rules and Transactions
subset-method	Subsetting Itemsets, Rules and Transactions
summary-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
summary-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
summary-method	Class rules - A Set of Rules
summary-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
summary-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
summary.associations-class	Class associations - A Set of Associations
summary.itemMatrix-class	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
summary.itemsets-class	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
summary.rules-class	Class rules - A Set of Rules
summary.tidLists-class	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
summary.transactions-class	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
SunBai	The SunBai Weighted Transactions Data Set
sunbai	The SunBai Weighted Transactions Data Set
support	Support Counting for Itemsets
support-method	Support Counting for Itemsets
supportingTransactions	Supporting Transactions
supportingTransactions-method	Supporting Transactions

-- T --

t-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
t-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
t-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
t-transactions	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
tail	Class associations - A Set of Associations
tail-method	Class associations - A Set of Associations
tidLists	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
tidLists-class	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
tidLists-method	Class itemsets - A Set of Itemsets
toLongFormat	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
toLongFormat-method	Class itemMatrix - Sparse Binary Incidence Matrix to Represent Sets of Items
toLongFormat-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
transactionInfo	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
transactionInfo-method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
transactionInfo-method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
transactionInfo<-	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
transactionInfo<--method	Class tidLists - Transaction ID Lists for Items/Itemsets
transactionInfo<--method	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
transactions	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions
transactions-class	Class transactions - Binary Incidence Matrix for Transactions

-- U --

union-method	Set Operations
union.associations	Set Operations
union.itemMatrix	Set Operations
unique	Remove Duplicated Elements from a Collection
unique-method	Remove Duplicated Elements from a Collection

-- W --

WARM	Mining Associations from Weighted Transaction Data with Eclat (WARM)
warm	Mining Associations from Weighted Transaction Data with Eclat (WARM)
WECLAT	Mining Associations from Weighted Transaction Data with Eclat (WARM)
weclat	Mining Associations from Weighted Transaction Data with Eclat (WARM)
write	Write Transactions or Associations to a File
write-method	Write Transactions or Associations to a File
write.csv	Write Transactions or Associations to a File
write.PMML	Read and Write PMML

-- misc --

"[-methods"	Methods for "[": Extraction or Subsetting arules Objects
%ain%	Value Matching
%ain%-method	Value Matching
%in%	Value Matching
%in%-method	Value Matching
%oin%	Value Matching
%oin%-method	Value Matching
%pin%	Value Matching
%pin%-method	Value Matching
[-method	Methods for "[": Extraction or Subsetting arules Objects