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What is association rule learning?

Association rule learning: A technique for finding co-occurrence patterns in transactions, expressed as rules like 'if items A are bought then B is likely'. Rules are scored by support, confidence and lift. It is used in market-basket analysis.

Level: intermediateTopic: Classical ML algorithms

Association rule learning: an example

Finding that customers who buy bread and eggs also buy butter in a supermarket's bills.

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Association rule learning is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.

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