Previous weighted frequent pattern (WFP) mining algorithms are not suitable for data streams for they need multiple database scans. In this paper, we present an efficient algorithm SWFP-Miner to mine weighted freque...Previous weighted frequent pattern (WFP) mining algorithms are not suitable for data streams for they need multiple database scans. In this paper, we present an efficient algorithm SWFP-Miner to mine weighted frequent pattern over data streams. SWFP-Miner is based on sliding window and can discover important frequent pattern from the recent data. A new refined weight definition is proposed to keep the downward closure property, and two pruning strategies are presented to prune the weighted infrequent pattern. Experimental studies are performed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of SWFP-Miner.展开更多
文摘Previous weighted frequent pattern (WFP) mining algorithms are not suitable for data streams for they need multiple database scans. In this paper, we present an efficient algorithm SWFP-Miner to mine weighted frequent pattern over data streams. SWFP-Miner is based on sliding window and can discover important frequent pattern from the recent data. A new refined weight definition is proposed to keep the downward closure property, and two pruning strategies are presented to prune the weighted infrequent pattern. Experimental studies are performed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of SWFP-Miner.