| Title: | NiaAutoARM: automated framework for constructing and evaluating association rule mining pipelines |
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| Authors: | ID Mlakar, Uroš (Author)
ID Fister, Iztok (Author)
ID Fister, Iztok (Author) |
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| Files: |  mathematics-13-01957-v2.pdf (1,24 MB)
MD5: 912E71833462EDA31A9B1B8E62B9EB57
 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/12/1957
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FERI - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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| Abstract: | Numerical Association Rule Mining (NARM), which simultaneously handles both numerical and categorical attributes, is a powerful approach for uncovering meaningful associations in heterogeneous datasets. However, designing effective NARM solutions is a complex task involving multiple sequential steps, such as data preprocessing, algorithm selection, hyper-parameter tuning, and the definition of rule quality metrics, which together form a complete processing pipeline. In this paper, we introduce NiaAutoARM, a novel Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) framework that leverages stochastic population-based metaheuristics to automatically construct full association rule mining pipelines. Extensive experimental evaluation on ten benchmark datasets demonstrated that NiaAutoARM consistently identifies high-quality pipelines, improving both rule accuracy and interpretability compared to baseline configurations. Furthermore, NiaAutoARM achieves superior or comparable performance to the state-of-the-art VARDE algorithm while offering greater flexibility and automation. These results highlight the framework’s practical value for automating NARM tasks, reducing the need for manual tuning, and enabling broader adoption of association rule mining in real-world applications. |
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| Keywords: | AutoML, association rule mining, numerical association rule mining, pipelines |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 08.05.2025 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 12.06.2025 |
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| Publication date: | 13.06.2025 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | 20 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 13, iss. 12, [article no.] 1957 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-93255  |
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| UDC: | 004.4 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2227-7390 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 239450883 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/math13121957 |
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| Copyright: | © 2025 by the authors
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 16.06.2025 |
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| Views: | 197 |
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| Downloads: | 15 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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