SQL-based analytic algorithm for association
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1. A system for performing data mining applications, comprising:
- (a) a computer system having one or more data storage devices connected thereto;
(b) a relational database management system, executed by the computer system, for managing a relational database stored on the data storage devices and (c) an analytic algorithm for association, performed by the relational database management system, for measuring one or more associations between a plurality of items in a stream of transaction data stored in the relational database, wherein the analytic algorithm for association creates at least one analytic model within an analytic logical data model from data residing in the relational database, and wherein the analytic algorithm for association extracts the transaction data into a base table in the relational database, builds one or more support tables for one or more of the items by joining the base table with itself and performing aggregation, constraint, and grouping functions thereon, and calculates support, confidence and lift by joining the support tables.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for performing data mining applications in a relational database management system. An analytic algorithm for association is performed by the relational database management system to measure one or more associations between a plurality of items in a stream of transaction data stored in the relational database, wherein the analytic algorithm for association creates at least one analytic model within an analytic logical data model from data residing in the relational database.
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1. A system for performing data mining applications, comprising:
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(a) a computer system having one or more data storage devices connected thereto;
(b) a relational database management system, executed by the computer system, for managing a relational database stored on the data storage devices and (c) an analytic algorithm for association, performed by the relational database management system, for measuring one or more associations between a plurality of items in a stream of transaction data stored in the relational database, wherein the analytic algorithm for association creates at least one analytic model within an analytic logical data model from data residing in the relational database, and wherein the analytic algorithm for association extracts the transaction data into a base table in the relational database, builds one or more support tables for one or more of the items by joining the base table with itself and performing aggregation, constraint, and grouping functions thereon, and calculates support, confidence and lift by joining the support tables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
means for creating a temporary table in the relational database with a single value comprising a count of unique item groups in the base table.
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7. The system of claim 1, wherein the base table contains at least a group identifier column and an item identifier column.
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8. The system of claim 6, further comprising means for counting the item groups in the base table containing various combinations of items and for dividing the counted item groups by the count of unique item groups in the temporary table to obtain a support for each of the combinations.
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9. The system of claim 1, wherein a first support table is a single item support table containing at least an item identifier and a support value for each item in the base table which contains a support value below a minimum specified support value of interest.
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10. The system of claim 1, wherein a second support table is built from the base table by selecting only those values that have a certain pre-defined minimum level of support.
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11. The system of claim 1, wherein the support tables for two or more items are built in preparation for analyzing combinations of two or more items.
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12. The system of claim 4, wherein the support tables are joined using one or more joins selected from a group comprising:
- (1) joining the support table matching the first item of the association, (2) joining the support table matching both first and second items of the association, and (3) joining the support table matching the second item of the association.
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13. A method for performing data mining applications, comprising:
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(a) managing a relational database stored on one or more data storage devices connected to a computer; and
(b) performing an analytic algorithm for association in the relational database management system to measure one or more associations between a plurality of items in a stream of transaction data stored in the relational database, wherein the analytic algorithm for association creates at least one analytic model within an analytic logical data model from data residing in the relational database, and wherein the analytic algorithm for association extracts the transaction data into a base table in the relational database, builds one or more support tables for one or more of the items by joining the base table with itself and performing aggregation, constraint, and grouping functions thereon, and calculates support, confidence and lift by joining the support tables. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article of manufacture comprising logic embodying a method for performing data mining applications, comprising:
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(a) managing a relational database stored on one or more data storage devices connected to a computer; and
(b) performing an analytic algorithm for association in the relational database management system to measure one or more associations between a plurality of items in a stream of transaction data stored in the relational database, therein the analytic algorithm for association creates at least one analytic model with an analytic logical data model from data residing in the relational database, and wherein the analytic algorithm for association extracts the transaction data into a base cable in the relational database, builds one or more support tables for one or more of the items by joining the base table with itself and performing aggregation, constraint, and grouping functions thereon, and calculates support, confidence and lift by joining the support tables. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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