Tutorial

This short tutorial will guide you through the basic functionalities of the Association Miner application.

Opening data files

To open a data file simply choose Open Data File from the File menu option list or press Ctrl+O while using the main form of the program. You can choose from *.arff  and MSWeb *.data file formats. When asked type in the desired minimal support and optionally other measure requirements to generate rules. If you decide to cancel at this point, no rules will be generated but the database will be loaded.

Managing rule files

Once rules are generated you can save them by accessing the Save Rule File option from the File menu. Rules can be saved to the default *.rff format or exported as an Excel sheet.

Rules can also be loaded through the Open Rule File option from the File menu. Only *.rff files are supported by this option.

Chart and multichart creation

To create a chart or multichart simply choose the desired option from the Options menu. Charts are only shown for rules with the same conclusion, so it is necessary to select one of the conclusions from the provided list.

When the chart has been created the user has the possibility to filter rules through various options:

They user may also want to draw a confirmation border by selecting the Show border checkbox. For further information check the Chart dialog and Multi Chart topics from this help.