Q1: Explain different data mining tasks.

Data mining tasks are typically categorized into two types: descriptive and
predictive.

1. Descriptive Tasks:
o Clustering: Grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the
same group are more similar to each other than to those in other
groups.
o Association Rule Learning: Finding interesting relationships
between variables in large databases, like market basket analysis.
o Summarization: Providing a compact representation of the data set,
including visualization and report generation.
2. Predictive Tasks:
o Classification: Assigning items to predefined categories or classes.
o Regression: Predicting a continuous-valued attribute based on other
attributes in the data set.
o Anomaly Detection: Identifying unusual data records that might be
interesting or data errors.

Q2: What is the relation between data warehousing and data mining?

Data warehousing and data mining are closely related:

• Data Warehousing: Involves collecting and managing data from various

sources to provide meaningful business insights. It is designed for query and
analysis rather than transaction processing.
• Data Mining: Involves analyzing data within the data warehouse to identify
patterns, correlations, and trends.

Q3: Explain the differences between “Explorative Data Mining” and

“Predictive Data Mining” and give one example of each.

• Explorative Data Mining: Focuses on finding patterns and relationships in

data without any preconceived notions. Example: Using clustering to
identify customer segments.
• Predictive Data Mining: Focuses on predicting future trends based on
current and historical data. Example: Using classification to predict whether
a customer will churn.

Q4: What are the application areas of Data Mining?

Data mining is used in various domains:

• Marketing: Customer segmentation, target marketing, and cross-selling.

• Finance: Credit scoring, fraud detection, and risk management.
• Healthcare: Predicting disease outbreaks, patient diagnosis, and treatment
effectiveness.
• Retail: Market basket analysis, inventory management, and sales
forecasting.
• Telecommunications: Churn prediction, network fault detection, and
resource optimization.

Q5: Explain the differences between Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.

• Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD): Refers to the overall process

of discovering useful knowledge from data, including data cleaning, data
integration, data selection, data transformation, data mining, pattern
evaluation, and knowledge presentation.
• Data Mining: A step in the KDD process that involves applying algorithms
to extract patterns from data.

Q6: How is a data warehouse different from a database? How are they
similar?

• Differences:
o Purpose: A database is designed for transaction processing and is
optimized for CRUD operations. A data warehouse is designed for
query and analysis.
o Structure: Databases often normalize data to reduce redundancy,
while data warehouses denormalize data to optimize query
performance.
o Time Span: Databases typically store current data, whereas data
warehouses store historical data.
• Similarities:
o Both store data.
o Both use structured query language (SQL) for data manipulation.
o Both can support complex queries.

Q7: What type of benefit might you hope to get from data mining?

Data mining provides several benefits:

 • Improved Decision-Making: By uncovering patterns and trends,
organizations can make better-informed decisions.
• Increased Revenue: Identifying opportunities for cross-selling and up-
selling.
• Cost Reduction: Detecting anomalies and inefficiencies.
• Customer Satisfaction: Personalizing marketing efforts and improving
customer service.

Q8: What are the key issues in Data Mining?

Key issues include:

• Data Quality: Ensuring the data is accurate, complete, and consistent.

• Scalability: Handling large volumes of data efficiently.
• Privacy and Security: Protecting sensitive information.
• Data Integration: Combining data from different sources.
• Interpretability: Making the results understandable to stakeholders.

Q9: How can Data Mining help a business analyst?

Data mining can help business analysts by:

• Identifying Trends: Recognizing patterns that suggest future behavior.

• Improving Processes: Finding inefficiencies and opportunities for process
improvement.
• Enhancing Customer Insights: Understanding customer preferences and
behaviors.
• Risk Management: Predicting potential risks and taking proactive
measures.

Q10: What are the limitations of Data Mining?

Limitations include:

• Data Quality: Poor-quality data can lead to inaccurate results.

• Complexity: Data mining algorithms can be complex and require expert
knowledge.
• Overfitting: Creating models that perform well on training data but poorly
on new data.
• Privacy Concerns: Handling sensitive data responsibly.
Q11: Discuss the need for human intervention in the data mining process.

Human intervention is needed for:

• Data Preprocessing: Cleaning and preparing the data for analysis.

• Algorithm Selection: Choosing the appropriate data mining algorithms.
• Result Interpretation: Understanding and making sense of the patterns
discovered.
• Decision Making: Applying the insights gained to business decisions.

Q12: As a bank manager, how would you decide whether to give a loan to an
applicant or not?

To decide on a loan application, you would:

• Analyze Credit History: Check the applicant's credit score and history.
• Evaluate Financial Stability: Assess income, employment status, and
existing debts.
• Use Predictive Models: Apply data mining techniques to predict the
likelihood of default based on historical data.
• Consider Collateral: Evaluate the value of collateral offered.
• Assess Risk: Balance the potential return against the risk of default.

Q13: What steps would you follow to identify fraud for a credit card
company?

To identify fraud, you would:

• Monitor Transactions: Continuously monitor transactions for unusual

patterns.
• Set Rules: Define rules for flagging suspicious activities (e.g., high-value
transactions, rapid successive purchases).
• Use Anomaly Detection: Apply data mining techniques to detect outliers.
• Analyze Behavior: Compare current transactions with typical behavior
patterns.
• Investigate Alerts: Manually review flagged transactions for confirmation.

Q14: What is Data Mining?

Data mining is the process of discovering patterns, correlations, and anomalies
within large data sets to predict outcomes. By using a range of techniques, it helps
extract useful information from the data, turning raw data into valuable insights.

Q15: State three different applications for which data mining techniques seem
appropriate. Informally explain each application.

1. Customer Relationship Management (CRM):

o Application: Using data mining to segment customers based on
buying behavior.
o Explanation: Helps in targeting marketing efforts and improving
customer satisfaction.
2. Fraud Detection:
o Application: Identifying fraudulent transactions in banking.
o Explanation: Analyzing transaction patterns to detect anomalies and
prevent fraud.
3. Healthcare:
o Application: Predicting disease outbreaks.
o Explanation: Analyzing health records to identify patterns that
precede an outbreak, allowing for timely intervention.

Q16: Explain briefly the differences between “classification” and “clustering”

and give an informal example of an application that would benefit from each
technique.

• Classification: Assigns items to predefined classes. Example: Spam email

detection where emails are classified as 'spam' or 'not spam'.
• Clustering: Groups similar items into clusters without predefined labels.
Example: Market segmentation where customers are grouped based on
purchasing behavior.

Q17: What do you mean by Data Processing?

Data processing refers to the collection and manipulation of data to produce

meaningful information. It includes steps like data collection, data cleaning, data
transformation, and data analysis.

Q18: Explain data cleaning.

Data cleaning involves removing errors and inconsistencies from data to improve
its quality. This can include correcting typos, filling in missing values, and
removing duplicate records.

Q19: Describe different data cleaning approaches.

• Manual Cleaning: Manually reviewing and correcting data.

• Automated Cleaning: Using software tools to identify and correct errors.
• Data Transformation: Converting data into a consistent format.
• Data Enrichment: Adding additional information to enhance data quality.

Q20: How can we handle missing values?

• Deletion: Removing records with missing values.

• Imputation: Filling in missing values with mean, median, or mode.
• Prediction: Using algorithms to predict and fill in missing values.
• Ignore: If the missing value is not significant for analysis.

Q21: Explain Noisy Data.

Noisy data contains errors, outliers, or irrelevant information that can distort
analysis. It can arise from measurement errors, data entry mistakes, or external
factors.

Q22: Give a brief description of the following:

• Binning: Grouping continuous values into discrete bins to reduce noise.

• Regression: Predicting a continuous outcome based on one or more
predictor variables.
• Clustering: Grouping similar data points together without predefined labels.
• Smoothing: Removing noise from data to highlight important patterns.
• Generalization: Simplifying data to focus on the most significant aspects.
• Aggregation: Summarizing data by combining multiple values into a single
value.

Q.24 Describe the Four Stages of Knowledge Discovery (KDD)

1. Selection: This stage involves selecting data from various sources that are
relevant to the analysis task. The chosen data should be pertinent to the
objectives of the knowledge discovery process.
 2. Preprocessing: This stage focuses on cleaning and transforming the data. It
involves handling missing values, noise reduction, and correcting
inconsistencies to prepare the data for the next steps.
3. Transformation: In this stage, the preprocessed data is transformed into a
suitable format for mining. Techniques such as normalization, aggregation,
and feature selection are employed to enhance the data's quality and
relevance.
4. Data Mining: The core stage of KDD, where intelligent methods and
algorithms are applied to extract patterns and knowledge from the
transformed data. This step includes tasks such as classification, clustering,
regression, and association rule learning.
5. Interpretation/Evaluation: The final stage involves interpreting and
evaluating the mined patterns to ensure they are meaningful and useful. It
includes verifying the discovered knowledge, removing redundant or
irrelevant information, and presenting the results in an understandable
format.

Q.24 Describe the Multi-Tiered Data Warehouse Architecture

A multi-tiered data warehouse architecture typically includes three layers:

1. Bottom Tier (Data Storage Layer): This layer consists of the data
warehouse server, which stores and manages the data. Data is extracted from
multiple sources, cleaned, transformed, and loaded into the warehouse.
2. Middle Tier (OLAP Server): This layer contains the OLAP (Online
Analytical Processing) server, which is responsible for querying and
analyzing the data stored in the warehouse. The OLAP server can be
implemented using either a relational OLAP (ROLAP) model, which uses
relational databases, or a multidimensional OLAP (MOLAP) model, which
uses multidimensional databases.
3. Top Tier (Client Layer): This layer includes the front-end tools and
applications used by end-users to interact with the data warehouse. It
provides tools for reporting, querying, data mining, and visualization.

Q.25 Data Set Analysis

Given data set X={7,12,5,8,5,9,13,12,19,7,12,12,13,3,4,5,13,8,7,6}X = \{ 7, 12, 5,

8, 5, 9, 13, 12, 19, 7, 12, 12, 13, 3, 4, 5, 13, 8, 7, 6
\}X={7,12,5,8,5,9,13,12,19,7,12,12,13,3,4,5,13,8,7,6}

(a) Mean of X:
Mean=∑XN=7+12+5+8+5+9+13+12+19+7+12+12+13+3+4+5+13+8+7+620=180
20=9\text{Mean} = \frac{\sum X}{N} = \frac{7 + 12 + 5 + 8 + 5 + 9 + 13 + 12 +
19 + 7 + 12 + 12 + 13 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 13 + 8 + 7 + 6}{20} = \frac{180}{20} =
9Mean=N∑X=207+12+5+8+5+9+13+12+19+7+12+12+13+3+4+5+13+8+7+6
=20180=9

(b) Median of X:

• Sorted XXX: {3,4,5,5,5,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,12,12,12,12,13,13,13,19}\{ 3, 4, 5, 5,

5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 12, 12, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 19
\}{3,4,5,5,5,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,12,12,12,12,13,13,13,19}
• Median: 8+82=8\frac{8 + 8}{2} = 828+8=8 (middle two values as the data
set has an even number of elements)

(c) Standard Deviation of X:

• Calculate the mean (which is 9), then use the formula for standard deviation:
σ=∑(Xi−μ)2N\sigma = \sqrt{\frac{\sum (X_i - \mu)^2}{N}}σ=N∑(Xi−μ)2
σ=(7−9)2+(12−9)2+(5−9)2+(8−9)2+(5−9)2+(9−9)2+(13−9)2+(12−9)2+(19−
9)2+(7−9)2+(12−9)2+(12−9)2+(13−9)2+(3−9)2+(4−9)2+(5−9)2+(13−9)2+(
8−9)2+(7−9)2+(6−9)220\sigma = \sqrt{\frac{(7-9)^2 + (12-9)^2 + (5-9)^2 +
(8-9)^2 + (5-9)^2 + (9-9)^2 + (13-9)^2 + (12-9)^2 + (19-9)^2 + (7-9)^2 +
(12-9)^2 + (12-9)^2 + (13-9)^2 + (3-9)^2 + (4-9)^2 + (5-9)^2 + (13-9)^2 +
(8-9)^2 + (7-9)^2 + (6-
9)^2}{20}}σ=20(7−9)2+(12−9)2+(5−9)2+(8−9)2+(5−9)2+(9−9)2+(13−9)2
+(12−9)2+(19−9)2+(7−9)2+(12−9)2+(12−9)2+(13−9)2+(3−9)2+(4−9)2+(5−
9)2+(13−9)2+(8−9)2+(7−9)2+(6−9)2

σ=4+9+16+1+16+0+16+9+100+4+9+9+16+36+25+16+16+1+4+920\sigma =
\sqrt{\frac{4 + 9 + 16 + 1 + 16 + 0 + 16 + 9 + 100 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 16 + 36 + 25 + 16
+ 16 + 1 + 4 +
9}{20}}σ=204+9+16+1+16+0+16+9+100+4+9+9+16+36+25+16+16+1+4+9

σ=31620=15.8≈3.98\sigma = \sqrt{\frac{316}{20}} = \sqrt{15.8} \approx

3.98σ=20316=15.8≈3.98

Q.26 Definitions

• Frequent Sets: A collection of items that appear together frequently in a

dataset. For example, in a market basket dataset, a frequent set might be
items that are commonly purchased together.
 • Confidence: A measure in association rule mining that indicates how often
items in a rule appear together. It is calculated as
confidence(A→B)=support(A∪B)support(A)\text{confidence}(A
\rightarrow B) = \frac{\text{support}(A \cup
B)}{\text{support}(A)}confidence(A→B)=support(A)support(A∪B).
• Support: The proportion of transactions in the dataset that contain a
particular item or itemset. It is calculated as
support(A)=number of transactions containing Atotal number of transactions
\text{support}(A) = \frac{\text{number of transactions containing }
A}{\text{total number of
transactions}}support(A)=total number of transactionsnumber of transaction
s containing A.
• Association Rule: An implication expression of the form A→BA
\rightarrow BA→B, meaning that the presence of itemset AAA implies the
presence of itemset BBB in the transaction data.

Q.27 Market Basket Analysis

Market Basket Analysis is a data mining technique used to identify associations

between items in a transaction dataset. It helps supermarkets by revealing patterns
in customer purchases, allowing them to:

• Optimize store layout by placing frequently bought-together items nearby.

• Create targeted marketing and promotional strategies.
• Improve inventory management by predicting demand for certain items.

Q.28 Association Rule Mining: Supervised or Unsupervised?

Association rule mining is an unsupervised learning method. It identifies hidden

patterns and relationships in data without prior labeling or predefined outcomes.

Q.29 Variants of Apriori Algorithm

• Apriori-TID: An improvement that uses a different data structure to store

candidate itemsets.
• Apriori-Hybrid: Combines Apriori and Apriori-TID to optimize
performance.
• Direct Hashing and Pruning (DHP): Uses hashing to reduce the number of
candidate itemsets.
• Partition Algorithm: Divides the dataset into partitions to find candidate
itemsets.
Q.30 Importance of Association Rule Mining

Association rule mining is crucial because it helps uncover hidden patterns and
relationships in large datasets. It is widely used in various fields, including:

• Retail: To understand customer purchasing behavior.

• Healthcare: To identify relationships between symptoms and diseases.
• Marketing: To design effective cross-selling and up-selling strategies.

Q.31 Apply Apriori Algorithm on the Dataset

Given dataset D and minimum support = 2:

• Transaction ID Items:
o 100: A, C, D
o 200: B, C, E
o 300: A, B, C, E
o 400: B, E

Step 1: Generate frequent 1-itemsets:

• A: 2
• B: 3
• C: 3
• D: 1
• E: 3

Frequent 1-itemsets (support >= 2): A, B, C, E

Step 2: Generate candidate 2-itemsets:

• (A, B): 1
• (A, C): 2
• (A, E): 1
• (B, C): 2
• (B, E): 3
• (C, E): 2

Frequent 2-itemsets (support >= 2): (A, C), (B, C), (B, E), (C, E)

Step 3: Generate candidate 3-itemsets:

 • (A, B, C): 1
• (A, B, E): 1
• (A, C, E): 1
• (B, C, E): 2

Frequent 3-itemsets (support >= 2): (B, C, E)

Q.32 Data Set Where Apriori Check Increases Cost

A dataset with many items but very few transactions can increase the cost of the
Apriori algorithm. The algorithm would generate a large number of candidate
itemsets, but the support count for each would be very low, leading to high
computational cost with little useful output.

Q.33 MaxMiner vs. Apriori

MaxMiner can perform worse than Apriori when the dataset has many infrequent
itemsets. It attempts to prune the search space by focusing on maximal frequent
itemsets, but if many itemsets do not meet the support constraints, it ends up
performing unnecessary computations.

MaxMiner generates frequency counts by scanning the dataset and keeping track
of itemset combinations that meet the support threshold, similar to Apriori but with
additional pruning steps.

Q.34 Data Warehouse Architecture (Sketch and Explanation)

A typical data warehouse architecture includes:

1. Data Source Layer: External databases, ERP systems, flat files, etc.
2. ETL Layer: Extract, Transform, Load processes that clean, transform, and
load data into the data warehouse.
3. Data Storage Layer: Centralized data warehouse repository (relational
databases, multidimensional databases).
4. OLAP Server Layer: Provides tools for querying and analyzing the data.
5. Client Layer: End-user tools for reporting, data mining, and visualization.

Q.35 Typical OLAP Operations

• Roll-up: Aggregating data by climbing up a hierarchy or by reducing

dimensions (e.g., from daily to monthly sales).
 • Drill-down: Breaking down data into finer details (e.g., from yearly to
quarterly sales).
• Slice: Selecting a single dimension to view (e.g., sales in 2024).
• Dice: Selecting multiple dimensions to view a subcube (e.g., sales of product
A in region X during 2024).
• Pivot: Rotating data axes to provide alternative data views (e.g., switching
rows and columns).

Example: Analyzing sales data by product category and time (yearly, quarterly,
monthly).

Q.36 (i) Efficient Computations on Data Cubes

Efficient computation on data cubes can be achieved by:

• Pre-computing and storing aggregate values.

• Using efficient indexing and query optimization techniques.
• Implementing partitioning and parallel processing.
• Applying data compression techniques to reduce storage and retrieval time.

Q.37 (ii) Data Warehouse Metadata

Metadata in a data warehouse includes:

• Business Metadata: Descriptions of data elements, their meanings, and

business rules.
• Technical Metadata: Information about data sources, data structures,
transformation rules, and ETL processes.
• Operational Metadata: Data about the operations and usage of the data
warehouse, including access patterns and performance statistics.

Metadata helps in managing, understanding, and using the data warehouse

effectively.

.38 (i) Various Methods of Data Cleaning

Data cleaning is crucial for improving the quality and reliability of data. Here are
several common methods:

1. Handling Missing Data:

o Deletion: Removing rows or columns with missing values.
 o Imputation: Replacing missing values with mean, median, mode, or
using predictive modeling.
o Using Algorithms: Algorithms that can handle missing data
inherently, like k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN).
2. Handling Noisy Data:
o Binning: Sorting data and replacing values in each bin with a value
representative of that bin.
o Regression: Using regression analysis to smooth out data.
o Clustering: Detecting and removing outliers by clustering similar
data points.
3. Removing Duplicates:
o Record Linkage: Identifying and merging duplicate records.
o Data Matching: Using algorithms to detect and merge duplicates
based on similarity.
4. Standardization:
o Normalization: Scaling data to fall within a small, specified range
(e.g., [0, 1]).
o Formatting: Ensuring consistent formats for dates, phone numbers,
addresses, etc.
5. Validation:
o Range Checking: Ensuring data falls within predefined ranges.
o Consistency Checking: Ensuring logical consistency among related
data fields.

Q.38 (ii) Data Mining Query Language (DMQL)

DMQL is a query language designed for data mining tasks, enabling users to
specify what they wish to mine, rather than how to mine it. It supports tasks like
classification, clustering, association rule mining, etc.

Key Features:

• Specification of Data: Defines which data to be mined.

• Specification of Knowledge: Defines the type of knowledge to be
discovered.
• Background Knowledge: Allows inclusion of background knowledge.
• Presentation: Specifies the form of the output.

Example: To mine association rules from a sales database:

sql
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SELECT *
FROM Sales
MINE RULES
AS Support = 0.05, Confidence = 0.6;

Q.38 (iii) Attribute-Oriented Induction (AOI)

AOI is a method to generalize data by abstracting low-level data values to higher-

level concepts using concept hierarchies.

Steps:

1. Data Collection and Preprocessing: Gather and preprocess the data.

2. Attribute Generalization: Replace specific attribute values with higher-
level concepts.
3. Attribute Removal: Remove attributes that are highly generalized and no
longer useful.
4. Data Aggregation: Aggregate the data based on the generalized attributes.
5. Presentation: Present the generalized data in an appropriate form (e.g.,
charts, tables).

Example: Generalizing age from individual years to age ranges (e.g., "30-40"
instead of "35").

Q.39 (a) Algorithm for Mining Frequent Itemsets Without Candidate

Generation: FP-Growth

FP-Growth Algorithm:

1. Construct the FP-Tree:

o Scan the transaction database to find frequent items.
o Sort items in each transaction by frequency and discard infrequent
items.
o Build the FP-tree by inserting transactions.
2. Mine the FP-Tree:
o Extract frequent patterns from the FP-tree using a divide-and-conquer
approach.
o Recursively find frequent itemsets by building conditional FP-trees.

Example: Given transactions:

 • T1: {A, B}
• T2: {B, C, D}
• T3: {A, C, D, E}
• T4: {A, D, E}
• T5: {A, B, C}

Step 1: Construct FP-tree (considering items with support ≥ 2):

• A: 4, B: 3, C: 3, D: 3, E: 2
• Tree built with sorted items in each transaction.

Step 2: Mine FP-tree to find frequent itemsets.

Q.40 Mining Multi-Level Association Rules

Approaches:

1. Uniform Support:
o Same minimum support for all levels.
o Efficient but may miss meaningful patterns.
2. Reduced Support:
o Lower minimum support for higher levels.
o More flexible, captures more patterns.
3. Group-Based Support:
o Different support thresholds for different groups of items.
o Balances efficiency and pattern discovery.

Example:

• Transaction database with items categorized at multiple levels (e.g.,

Electronics > Computers > Laptops).
• Applying reduced support allows discovering rules like “Laptops -> Mice”
even if individual laptop brands have lower support.

Q.41 (i) Algorithm for Constructing a Decision Tree

Steps:

1. Choose the Best Attribute: Use measures like Information Gain or Gini
Index to select the attribute that best separates the data.
2. Create a Decision Node: Based on the best attribute.
 3. Split the Dataset: Divide the dataset into subsets based on the selected
attribute.
4. Repeat Recursively: Apply the same process to each subset until stopping
criteria are met (e.g., all instances in a subset belong to one class, or no
remaining attributes).

Example: Building a decision tree for classifying whether to play tennis based on
weather conditions.

Q.41 (ii) Bayes Theorem

Bayes Theorem provides a way to update the probability of a hypothesis based on

new evidence:

P(H∣E)=P(E∣H)⋅P(H)P(E)P(H|E) = \frac{P(E|H) \cdot

P(H)}{P(E)}P(H∣E)=P(E)P(E∣H)⋅P(H)

Where:

• P(H∣E)P(H|E)P(H∣E): Posterior probability (probability of hypothesis H

given evidence E).
• P(E∣H)P(E|H)P(E∣H): Likelihood (probability of evidence E given
hypothesis H).
• P(H)P(H)P(H): Prior probability (initial probability of hypothesis H).
• P(E)P(E)P(E): Marginal likelihood (total probability of evidence E).

Q.42 Clustering Methods

(i) BIRCH (Balanced Iterative Reducing and Clustering using Hierarchies):

• Characteristics:
o Handles large datasets by building a CF (Clustering Feature) tree.
o Incrementally clusters incoming data.
o Utilizes a memory-efficient representation.
• Steps:
o Build CF tree from data.
o Perform clustering on the leaf entries of the CF tree.
• Applications: Large-scale data clustering, anomaly detection.

(ii) CURE (Clustering Using Representatives):

 • Characteristics:
o Uses multiple representative points to describe clusters.
o Handles outliers and arbitrary-shaped clusters better.
• Steps:
o Select a constant number of well-scattered points from each cluster.
o Shrink them toward the cluster center.
o Use these representative points to merge clusters.
• Applications: Data mining, image processing.

Q.43 Classification is Supervised Learning

Justification:

• Definition: Classification is a process where a model learns from a labeled

dataset (training data) to classify new data points.
• Supervised Learning: The model is provided with input-output pairs
(features and labels) during training.
• Example: Email spam detection, where emails are labeled as "spam" or "not
spam".

Q.44 Classification Techniques

1. Decision Trees: Uses tree structures where nodes represent attributes,

branches represent decisions, and leaves represent class labels.
2. k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN): Classifies a data point based on the majority
class among its k nearest neighbors.
3. Support Vector Machines (SVM): Finds the optimal hyperplane that
maximizes the margin between different classes.
4. Naive Bayes: Uses Bayes Theorem with the assumption of feature
independence to classify data.
5. Neural Networks: Consists of interconnected nodes (neurons) that learn
complex patterns through multiple layers.
6. Random Forest: An ensemble method using multiple decision trees to
improve classification accuracy.

Q.45 Significance of Entropy in Mining

Entropy: A measure of uncertainty or randomness in a dataset.

• In Decision Trees: Used to select the best attribute for splitting data. Lower
entropy means a better split.
 • Information Gain: Calculated based on entropy, helps in choosing
attributes that provide the most information.

Formula:

Entropy(S)=−∑i=1npilog⁡2pi\text{Entropy}(S) = -\sum_{i=1}^{n} p_i \log_2

p_iEntropy(S)=−∑i=1npilog2pi

Where pip_ipi is the proportion of examples in class iii.

Q.46 Overfitted Models

Definition: Models that perform well on training data but poorly on unseen data
due to capturing noise and details.

Effects:

• Poor Generalization: High variance, fails to perform well on new data.

• Increased Complexity: Unnecessarily complex models with poor
interpretability.

Prevention: Techniques like cross-validation, pruning (in decision trees),

regularization, and early stopping in neural networks.

Q.47 Naive Bayes Classification

Definition: A probabilistic classifier based on Bayes Theorem with the assumption

of feature independence.

Formula:

P(C∣X)=P(X∣C)⋅P(C)P(X)P(C|X) = \frac{P(X|C) \cdot

P(C)}{P(X)}P(C∣X)=P(X)P(X∣C)⋅P(C)

Steps:

1. Calculate Prior Probabilities: P(C)P(C)P(C)

2. Calculate Likelihoods: P(X∣C)P(X|C)P(X∣C)
3. Compute Posterior Probabilities: P(C∣X)P(C|X)P(C∣X)
4. Classify: Choose the class with the highest posterior probability.

Example: Email spam detection, text classification.

Q.48 Essential Features of Decision Trees

• Hierarchical Structure: Nodes represent attributes, branches represent

decision rules, leaves represent outcomes.
• Interpretability: Easy to understand and visualize.
• Non-Linear Relationships: Can model complex decision boundaries.
• Feature Importance: Provides insights into attribute significance.
• Pruning: Reduces overfitting by trimming less significant branches.

Q.49 Advantages and Disadvantages of Decision Trees

Advantages:

• Easy to Understand: Simple to interpret and visualize.

• Non-Parametric: No assumptions about data distribution.
• Handles Mixed Data: Can manage both numerical and categorical data.
• Feature Importance: Identifies significant features.

Disadvantages:

• Overfitting: Prone to overfitting without proper pruning.

• Bias: Sensitive to small data variations.
• Greedy Algorithm: May not find the global optimum.

Q.50 ID3 Algorithm

Steps:

1. Calculate Entropy: For the entire dataset and for each attribute.
2. Information Gain: Compute for each attribute.
3. Choose Best Attribute: Select the one with the highest information gain.
4. Split Dataset: Based on the selected attribute.
5. Repeat: Apply recursively to each subset until stopping criteria are met.

Example: Building a decision tree for classifying whether to play tennis based on
weather conditions.

Q.51 Methods for Computing Best Split

1. Information Gain: Measures the reduction in entropy from a split.

2. Gini Index: Measures impurity, lower values indicate better splits.
 3. Chi-Square: Statistical test to measure the independence of attributes.
4. Gain Ratio: Adjusts information gain for intrinsic value of a split.
5. Reduction in Variance: Used for regression trees to find splits that reduce
variance in the target variable.

Q.52 Clustering

Definition: The process of grouping a set of objects into clusters so that objects
within a cluster are more similar to each other than to those in other clusters.

Types:

1. Partitioning Methods: Divides data into k clusters (e.g., k-means).

2. Hierarchical Methods: Builds a tree of clusters (e.g., agglomerative,
divisive).
3. Density-Based Methods: Forms clusters based on density (e.g., DBSCAN).
4. Grid-Based Methods: Divides data space into grids (e.g., STING).
5. Model-Based Methods: Assumes a model for each cluster and finds the best
fit (e.g., Gaussian Mixture Models).

Q.53 Different Data Types Used in Clustering

1. Numeric Data: Continuous values (e.g., age, income).

2. Categorical Data: Discrete values representing categories (e.g., gender,
department).
3. Binary Data: Only two possible values (e.g., yes/no, 0/1).
4. Ordinal Data: Categorical data with an order (e.g., ranking levels).
5. Mixed Data: Combination of different types (e.g., datasets with both
numeric and categorical attributes).

Q.54 Define Association Rule Mining

Association Rule Mining is a data mining technique used to identify relationships

or patterns among a set of items in large databases. It discovers interesting
correlations, frequent patterns, associations, or causal structures among sets of
items in transaction databases or other data repositories.

Q.55 When Can We Say the Association Rules are Interesting?

Association rules are considered interesting if they satisfy certain criteria:

 1. Support: The rule applies to a significant number of transactions.
2. Confidence: The rule has a high probability of being true.
3. Lift: The rule provides a measure of how much more likely the itemsets are
to be associated together than would be expected by chance.
4. Novelty: The rule reveals new insights that are not obvious.
5. Actionability: The rule suggests actions that can be taken to improve
business outcomes.

Q.56 Explain Association Rule in Mathematical Notations

An association rule is an implication of the form A⇒BA \Rightarrow BA⇒B,

where AAA and BBB are itemsets.

• Support of an itemset AAA is defined as:

Support(A)=Number of transactions containing ATotal number of transactio

ns\text{Support}(A) = \frac{\text{Number of transactions containing }
A}{\text{Total number of
transactions}}Support(A)=Total number of transactionsNumber of transacti
ons containing A

• Confidence of a rule A⇒BA \Rightarrow BA⇒B is defined as:

Confidence(A⇒B)=Support(A∪B)Support(A)\text{Confidence}(A
\Rightarrow B) = \frac{\text{Support}(A \cup
B)}{\text{Support}(A)}Confidence(A⇒B)=Support(A)Support(A∪B)

Q.57 Define Support and Confidence in Association Rule Mining

• Support: The proportion of transactions in the database that contain the

itemset. It indicates how frequently an itemset appears in the database.

Support(A)=Number of transactions containing ATotal number of transactio

ns\text{Support}(A) = \frac{\text{Number of transactions containing }
A}{\text{Total number of
transactions}}Support(A)=Total number of transactionsNumber of transacti
ons containing A

• Confidence: The likelihood that the rule A⇒BA \Rightarrow BA⇒B holds
true in the database. It is the proportion of transactions containing AAA that
also contain BBB.
 Confidence(A⇒B)=Support(A∪B)Support(A)\text{Confidence}(A
\Rightarrow B) = \frac{\text{Support}(A \cup
B)}{\text{Support}(A)}Confidence(A⇒B)=Support(A)Support(A∪B)

Q.58 How are Association Rules Mined from Large Databases?

Mining association rules from large databases involves two main steps:

1. Frequent Itemset Generation: Finding all itemsets whose support is above

a specified minimum threshold.
2. Rule Generation: Generating association rules from these frequent itemsets.
For each frequent itemset, generate rules that have high confidence.

Q.59 Describe the Different Classifications of Association Rule Mining

1. Single-Dimensional vs. Multi-Dimensional:

o Single-Dimensional: Involves items within a single dimension (e.g.,
product IDs).
o Multi-Dimensional: Involves multiple dimensions (e.g., product IDs,
customer demographics).
2. Boolean vs. Quantitative:
o Boolean: Items are either present or absent in a transaction.
o Quantitative: Items have associated quantities or numerical values.
3. Single-Level vs. Multi-Level:
o Single-Level: Rules are mined at a single level of abstraction.
o Multi-Level: Rules are mined at multiple levels of abstraction (e.g.,
category, subcategory).

Q.60 What is the Purpose of the Apriori Algorithm?

The Apriori algorithm is designed to find frequent itemsets in a transactional

database and generate association rules. It uses a bottom-up approach, where
frequent subsets are extended one item at a time (candidate generation) and groups
of candidates are tested against the data.

Q.61 Define Anti-Monotone Property

The anti-monotone property states that if an itemset is infrequent, then all of its
supersets are also infrequent. This property is used in the Apriori algorithm to
prune the search space and reduce the number of candidate itemsets.
Q.62 How to Generate Association Rules from Frequent Itemsets?

From each frequent itemset LLL:

1. For each non-empty subset SSS of LLL:

o Generate a rule S⇒(L−S)S \Rightarrow (L - S)S⇒(L−S).
o Calculate the confidence of the rule.
o If the confidence meets the minimum threshold, the rule is considered
strong.

Q.63 Techniques to Improve the Efficiency of the Apriori Algorithm

1. Hash-Based Itemset Counting: Use hash tables to count candidate itemsets

efficiently.
2. Transaction Reduction: Remove transactions that do not contain any
frequent items.
3. Partitioning: Divide the database into smaller partitions, find frequent
itemsets in each, and combine results.
4. Sampling: Use a random sample of the database to find frequent itemsets.
5. Dynamic Itemset Counting: Add candidate itemsets dynamically as the
database is scanned.

Q.64 Approaches to Mining Multilevel Association Rules

1. Uniform Support: Apply the same support threshold across all levels.
2. Reduced Support: Use lower support thresholds for higher levels.
3. Group-Based Support: Apply different support thresholds for different
item groups.
4. Top-Down Progressive Deepening: Start from the highest level and
progressively deep mine lower levels.

Q.65 What are Multidimensional Association Rules?

Multidimensional association rules involve associations between items from

multiple dimensions or attributes, such as products, time, and location.

Example: "Customers who buy milk in the morning also buy bread in the
evening."

Q.66 Differences Between OLTP and OLAP

 Feature OLTP OLAP
Purpose Transaction processing Analytical processing
Data Model Entity-relationship model Star, snowflake schemas
Query Types Simple, short, frequent updates Complex, long queries
Data Updates Frequent Infrequent
Data Size Smaller, detailed, current Larger, historical
Users Clerks, IT professionals Knowledge workers, analysts
Response Time Fast (milliseconds to seconds) Slower (seconds to minutes)

Q.67 Mining Multi-Dimensional Boolean Association Rules from Transactions

Steps:

1. Discretize: Convert continuous attributes to categorical.

2. Transform: Create a transactional database with items representing
attribute-value pairs.
3. Apply Association Rule Mining: Use algorithms like Apriori to find
frequent patterns across different dimensions.

Example:

• Original data: {age: 25, income: high, buys: yes}

• Transformed transactions: {age=25, income=high, buys=yes}

Q.68 Explain Constraint-Based Association Mining

Constraint-based association mining incorporates user-specified constraints to

focus the mining process on finding patterns that are interesting and useful.
Constraints can be on itemsets, rules, or both.

Types of Constraints:

• Knowledge-Based Constraints: Prior domain knowledge.

• Data Constraints: Conditions on data values (e.g., numeric ranges).
• Rule Constraints: Conditions on the form of the rules (e.g., length of
itemsets, specific items included).

Q.69 Five Criteria for the Evaluation of Classification & Prediction

1. Accuracy: Correctness of the predictions.

 2. Speed: Computational cost of the model in terms of time.
3. Robustness: Ability to handle noise and missing values.
4. Scalability: Capability to handle large datasets.
5. Interpretability: How easily the model can be understood and interpreted.

Q.70 Clustering Methods in Grid and Density-Based Methods

1. DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with

Noise):
o Clusters are defined as high-density regions separated by low-density
regions.
o Can discover clusters of arbitrary shape and handle noise.
2. STING (Statistical Information Grid):
o Divides data space into a hierarchical grid structure.
o Performs clustering by using statistical information stored in each grid
cell.

Q.71 Why Every Data Structure in the Data Warehouse Contains the Time
Element

The time element is essential in data warehouses because it enables the analysis of
trends, patterns, and changes over time. It supports time-based queries, historical
data analysis, and helps in understanding temporal relationships in data.

Q.72 Snowflake Schema vs. Star Schema

Differences:

• Structure:
o Star schema: Single-level hierarchy with denormalized dimension
tables.
o Snowflake schema: Multi-level hierarchy with normalized dimension
tables.
• Complexity:
o Star schema: Simpler, fewer joins.
o Snowflake schema: More complex, more joins.
• Storage:
o Star schema: Requires more storage due to denormalization.
o Snowflake schema: Requires less storage due to normalization.

Advantages of Snowflake Schema:

 1. Reduced Data Redundancy: Normalization reduces duplicate data.
2. Query Performance: Smaller dimension tables may improve query
performance.

Disadvantages of Snowflake Schema:

1. Complexity: More complex structure and queries.

2. Increased Joins: Requires more joins, which can slow down query
performance.

Q.73 Essential Differences Between MOLAP and ROLAP Models

MOLAP (Multidimensional OLAP):

• Storage: Stores data in a proprietary format optimized for multidimensional

data.
• Performance: Typically faster for complex queries due to pre-aggregated
data.
• Scalability: Generally less scalable than ROLAP for very large datasets.
• Examples: Essbase, TM1.

ROLAP (Relational OLAP):

• Storage: Uses standard relational databases to store and manage data.

• Performance: Slower than MOLAP for complex queries but more scalable.
• Scalability: Better scalability for large datasets due to relational database
capabilities.
• Examples: SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Oracle OLAP.

Similarities:

• Both are OLAP technologies used for multidimensional analysis.

• Both support complex querying and analytical operations.
• Both can handle large volumes of data, though scalability differs.

Q.74 Why is the Entity-Relationship Modelling Technique Not Suitable for

Data Warehouses?

Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling, while suitable for transactional databases, has

limitations in the context of data warehouses:
 • Complexity: ER models are complex and may not efficiently represent
multidimensional data.
• Normalization: ER models are highly normalized, which can lead to
increased join operations in data warehouse queries, impacting performance.
• Query Performance: For analytical queries in data warehouses,
denormalized structures like star and snowflake schemas are typically more
efficient.

Q.75 How is Data Mining Different from OLAP? Explain Briefly.

• Data Mining: Focuses on discovering patterns, relationships, anomalies, and

insights within data. It involves algorithms and techniques to extract
meaningful information.
• OLAP (Online Analytical Processing): Focuses on querying and analyzing
multidimensional data for business intelligence purposes. It provides
interactive access to aggregated data.

Differences:

• Purpose: Data mining discovers hidden patterns; OLAP performs

multidimensional analysis.
• Methods: Data mining uses statistical, machine learning, and pattern
recognition techniques; OLAP uses multidimensional query languages.
• Output: Data mining generates new knowledge; OLAP provides
summarized views of data.

Q.76

a) Define Data Warehouse? Discuss Design Principles.

Data Warehouse: A data warehouse is a centralized repository that integrates data

from multiple sources into a unified view for reporting and analysis. It supports
decision-making processes by providing a consistent, accurate, and historical
perspective of business operations.

Design Principles:

1. Integration: Data from diverse sources are integrated into a consistent

format.
2. Time-Variant: Data is stored with timestamps to support historical analysis.
 3. Non-Volatile: Data once stored is not typically altered or updated (only
appended).
4. Subject-Oriented: Organized around key business subjects or areas for
analysis.

b) Schemas in Multidimensional Data Model

In a multidimensional data model, schemas define the logical structure of data for
OLAP purposes:

• Star Schema: Central fact table surrounded by dimension tables, resembling

a star.
• Snowflake Schema: Dimension tables are normalized into multiple related
tables.
• Fact Constellation Schema: Multiple fact tables share dimension tables,
creating a constellation-like structure.

Q.77

a) Star Schema

• Structure: Central fact table surrounded by denormalized dimension tables.

• Advantages: Simplifies queries, improves query performance, easy to
understand.
• Disadvantages: Redundant data, potential data anomalies.

b) Snowflake Schema

• Structure: Dimension tables normalized into multiple related tables.

• Advantages: Saves storage space, reduces data redundancy.
• Disadvantages: More complex queries, potentially slower performance due
to joins.

c) Fact Constellation Schema

• Structure: Multiple fact tables share dimension tables.

• Advantages: Flexible, supports complex business scenarios.
• Disadvantages: Complex design, potentially slower query performance.

Q.78
a) Steps in Designing the Data Warehouse

1. Requirement Gathering: Understand business requirements and data

sources.
2. Data Modeling: Design star, snowflake, or other schemas based on analysis.
3. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load): Extract data from source systems,
transform it for consistency, and load it into the data warehouse.
4. Metadata Management: Define metadata for understanding data semantics
and relationships.
5. Query and Reporting: Develop OLAP cubes and reports for analysis.
6. Maintenance and Monitoring: Regularly update data, optimize queries,
and monitor performance.

b) Comparison Between OLTP and OLAP

Feature OLTP OLAP

Purpose Transaction processing Analytical processing

Data Model Entity-relationship model Star, snowflake schemas

Query Types Simple, short, frequent updates Complex, long queries

Data Updates Frequent Infrequent

Data Size Smaller, detailed, current Larger, historical

Users Clerks, IT professionals Knowledge workers, analysts

Response Time Fast (milliseconds to seconds) Slower (seconds to minutes)

Q.79 Brief Description of Data Warehouse Implementation

Data warehouse implementation involves:

• Infrastructure Setup: Establish hardware and software environments.

• Data Extraction: Extract data from operational systems.
• Data Transformation: Clean, integrate, and transform data for consistency.
• Data Loading: Load transformed data into the warehouse.
• Metadata Management: Define metadata for understanding data semantics
and relationships.
• Query and Reporting: Develop OLAP cubes and reports for analysis.
 • Maintenance: Monitor performance, optimize queries, and update data
regularly.

Q.80 Draw and Explain OLAM Architecture

OLAM (On-Line Analytical Mining) integrates OLAP and data mining to enable
interactive and complex data analysis:

• Components:
o OLAP Server: Provides multidimensional analysis capabilities.
o Data Mining Engine: Executes data mining algorithms.
o User Interface: Allows users to interact with and visualize analytical
results.
o Metadata Repository: Stores metadata for data understanding and
mining process.

Q.81 Attribute-Oriented Induction (AOI) with Example

Attribute-Oriented Induction is a data mining technique that identifies patterns

based on attribute relationships:

• Process:
o Identify attributes relevant to the analysis.
o Generate rules that define relationships between attributes.
o Evaluate and refine rules to extract meaningful patterns.

Example: Discovering customer purchasing patterns based on demographic

attributes (age, gender) and product categories (electronics, clothing).

Q.82

a) OLAP Operations

• Roll Up: Aggregates data along a dimension hierarchy (e.g., from day to
month).
• Drill Down: Expands aggregated data into finer levels of detail (e.g., from
year to quarter to month).
• Slice: Selects a single dimension value to view a subset of data (e.g., sales
for a specific product).
• Dice: Selects multiple dimension values to view a subset of data (e.g., sales
for specific products in specific regions).
 • Pivot: Reorients the view of data, exchanging rows and columns for better
analysis (e.g., swapping product categories with sales quarters).

Q.83 Apriori Algorithm for Finding Frequent Itemsets with Example

The Apriori algorithm is used for finding frequent itemsets and association rules in
transactional databases:

• Steps:
1. Generate Candidate Itemsets: Start with frequent itemsets of length
1.
2. Join: Generate new candidate itemsets by joining frequent itemsets.
3. Prune: Eliminate candidate itemsets that do not meet the minimum
support threshold.
4. Repeat: Continue the process until no more frequent itemsets can be
found.

Example: Finding frequent itemsets {A, B, C} in a dataset of transactions.

Q.84 (Skipped as it requires specific calculations and is homework-like in

nature)

Q.85

a) Basic Concepts of Frequent Itemset Mining

Frequent itemset mining aims to identify sets of items that frequently occur
together in transactional datasets. Key concepts include support, confidence, and
the Apriori property.

b) Apriori Algorithm

The Apriori algorithm is a classic algorithm for frequent itemset mining:

• Steps:
1. Generate Candidate Itemsets: Start with frequent itemsets of length
1.
2. Join: Generate new candidate itemsets by joining frequent itemsets.
3. Prune: Eliminate candidate itemsets that do not meet the minimum
support threshold.
 4. Repeat: Continue the process until no more frequent itemsets can be
found.

Q.86

a) Drawbacks of Apriori Algorithm

• Computational Cost: Generates a large number of candidate itemsets,

which can be computationally expensive.
• Multiple Scans: Requires multiple scans of the database to find frequent
itemsets.
• Storage: Requires significant memory to store candidate itemsets.

b) FP-Growth Algorithm

The FP-Growth (Frequent Pattern Growth) algorithm is an alternative to Apriori

for frequent itemset mining:

• Approach: Builds a compact data structure (FP-tree) to store itemsets and

uses it to extract frequent itemsets without candidate generation.
• Advantages: Efficient for large datasets, reduces the number of passes over
data, handles sparse datasets well.

Q.86

a) Drawbacks of Apriori Algorithm

1. Computational Cost: Apriori generates a large number of candidate

itemsets, which can be computationally expensive, especially for datasets
with a large number of items or transactions.
2. Multiple Database Scans: It requires multiple passes over the database to
find frequent itemsets and generate candidate itemsets, which increases I/O
operations and processing time.
3. Memory Usage: Apriori requires significant memory to store candidate
itemsets and support counts, especially when dealing with large datasets,
which can limit its scalability.

b) FP-Growth Algorithm

FP-Growth (Frequent Pattern Growth) is an efficient algorithm for mining frequent

itemsets without candidate generation. Here's how it works:
 1. FP-Tree Construction:
o Construct an FP-Tree from the transactional database where each
transaction is sorted in descending order of item frequency.
2. Header Table:
o Create a header table to store support counts and link information for
each item.
3. Recursive FP-Growth:
o Build conditional FP-Trees recursively for each frequent item by
projecting the database onto the item and removing infrequent items.
4. Mining Frequent Itemsets:
o Extract frequent itemsets directly from the FP-Tree structure without
generating candidate itemsets explicitly.

Q.87

a) Advantages of FP-Growth Algorithm

1. Efficiency: FP-Growth is more efficient than Apriori for large datasets due
to reduced computational overhead and fewer passes over the data.
2. Memory Usage: Requires less memory compared to Apriori because it only
needs to store the FP-Tree and header table.
3. Scalability: Scales better with increasing dataset size and itemset
complexity, making it suitable for large-scale data mining tasks.

b) Applications of Association Analysis

Association analysis, enabled by algorithms like Apriori and FP-Growth, finds use
in various domains:

• Market Basket Analysis: Discovering patterns in customer purchase

behavior to optimize product placement and marketing strategies.
• Cross-Selling and Upselling: Recommending related products or services
based on customer purchase patterns.
• Healthcare: Analyzing patient records to identify co-occurring medical
conditions or treatments.
• Web Usage Mining: Understanding user navigation patterns on websites for
improving user experience and targeted advertising.

Q.88 Can We Design a Method That Mines the Complete Set of Frequent
Itemsets Without Candidate Generation? If Yes, Explain with an Example
Yes, the FP-Growth algorithm is an example of mining frequent itemsets without
candidate generation. It achieves this by:

• FP-Tree Construction: Building an FP-Tree that represents the dataset and

supports efficient pattern mining.
• Header Table: Maintaining a header table to link items and support counts,
facilitating quick access and traversal.
• Recursive Mining: Using a recursive approach to mine frequent itemsets
directly from the FP-Tree structure without explicitly generating candidate
itemsets.

Q.89

Drawbacks of Apriori Algorithm and Concept of FP-Growth in Detail

Drawbacks of Apriori Algorithm:

• Computational inefficiency due to large candidate set generation and

multiple database scans.
• Memory intensive as it requires storage for candidate itemsets and support
counts.
• Scalability issues with large datasets and high-dimensional data.

FP-Growth Concept:

• FP-Tree: Condenses the transaction database into a compact tree structure.

• Header Table: Stores item information and supports efficient pattern
mining.
• Efficiency: Reduces computational complexity and memory usage
compared to Apriori by avoiding candidate itemset generation.

Q.90

Mining Multilevel Association Rules with Example

a) Basic Concepts in Association Rule Mining:

• Support: Measures how frequently an itemset appears in the dataset.

• Confidence: Measures the reliability of the association rule.
• Association Rule: Describes relationships between items based on support
and confidence thresholds.
b) Overcoming Drawbacks of Apriori Algorithm:

• FP-Growth: Addresses Apriori's limitations by mining frequent itemsets

without candidate generation.
• Pattern-Growth Methods: Efficiently handle large datasets and reduce
computational overhead.

Q.91 Constraints in Constraint-Based Association Rule Mining

Constraints in constraint-based association rule mining include:

• Minimum Support Constraint: Specifies the minimum frequency

threshold for itemsets or rules.
• Minimum Confidence Constraint: Sets the minimum confidence level for
association rules.
• Lift Constraint: Ensures rules have a significant association beyond what
would be expected by chance.
• Length Constraint: Limits the length of itemsets or rules considered in the
analysis.

Q.92 Data Classification Process with a Diagram and Explanation of Naive

Bayesian Classification

Data Classification Process:

1. Data Preparation: Collect and preprocess data, including cleaning and

feature selection.
2. Model Training: Use training data to build a classification model, such as a
decision tree or Naive Bayesian model.
3. Model Evaluation: Assess model performance using validation data.
4. Prediction: Apply the trained model to new data for classification.

Naive Bayesian Classification:

• Bayesian Theorem: Calculates the probability of a hypothesis (class label)

given the data using prior probabilities and conditional probabilities.
• Naive Assumption: Assumes independence between features given the class
label, simplifying probability calculations.
• Example: Classifying emails as spam or non-spam based on word
frequencies.
Q.93 Decision Tree Induction Algorithm for Classifying Data Tuples with
Example

Decision tree induction builds a tree-like model to classify data tuples:

• Algorithm Steps:
1. Feature Selection: Choose the best attribute to split data based on
criteria like information gain or Gini index.
2. Node Splitting: Split data into subsets based on attribute values.
3. Recursive Building: Repeat the process for each subset until all data
is correctly classified or a stopping criterion is met.
4. Pruning (Optional): Reduce tree complexity to avoid overfitting.
• Example: Classifying customers into high, medium, and low-risk categories
for loan approval based on income, credit history, and other factors.

Q.94 How Does Naïve Bayesian Classification Work? Explain in Detail.

Naïve Bayesian Classification is a probabilistic method for classifying data based

on Bayes' theorem and the naive assumption of feature independence:

• Bayes' Theorem: Calculates the probability of a hypothesis (class label)

given the data using prior probabilities and conditional probabilities.
• Naive Assumption: Assumes independence between features given the class
label, simplifying probability calculations.
• Example: Classifying emails as spam or non-spam based on word
frequencies and prior probabilities of spam.

Q.95

a) Bayesian Belief Network

• Definition: Graphical model that represents probabilistic relationships

among variables using a directed acyclic graph (DAG).
• Nodes: Represent variables, and edges represent probabilistic dependencies.
• Inference: Uses network structure and probabilities to perform probabilistic
reasoning.

b) Attribute Selection Measures

• Purpose: Evaluate and select attributes that are most relevant for
classification.
 • Types: Information gain, gain ratio, Gini index, chi-square test, correlation
coefficient.
• Usage: Help improve classification accuracy by focusing on informative
attributes.

Q.96 Attribute Selection Methods in Classification

Attribute selection methods in classification include:

• Filter Methods: Rank attributes based on statistical scores like information

gain or correlation coefficient.
• Wrapper Methods: Evaluate subsets of attributes using a specific
classification algorithm.
• Embedded Methods: Perform attribute selection as part of the model
building process, such as decision trees.

Q.97

a) Bayes' Theorem

• Definition: Calculates conditional probabilities using prior probabilities and

likelihoods of events.
• Formula: P(A∣B)=P(B∣A)⋅P(A)P(B)P(A|B) = \frac{P(B|A) \cdot
P(A)}{P(B)}P(A∣B)=P(B)P(B∣A)⋅P(A)
• Usage: Fundamental in probabilistic reasoning, Bayesian statistics, and
machine learning algorithms like Naive Bayesian classification.

Q.98

b) Naïve Bayesian Classification

• Definition: Probabilistic classifier based on Bayes' theorem and the naive

assumption of feature independence.
• Process: Calculates posterior probabilities of class labels given data using
prior probabilities and conditional probabilities of features.
• Example: Classifying documents, emails, or transactions based on feature
probabilities.

Q.99
a) Bayesian Belief Network

• Definition: Graphical model representing probabilistic relationships among

variables using a directed acyclic graph (DAG).
• Nodes: Represent variables, and edges represent probabilistic dependencies.
• Inference: Uses network structure and probabilities to perform probabilistic
reasoning.

b) Attribute Selection Measures

• Purpose: Evaluate and select attributes that are most relevant for
classification.
• Types: Information gain, gain ratio, Gini index, chi-square test, correlation
coefficient.
• Usage: Improve classification accuracy by focusing on informative
attributes.

Q.100 Rule-Based Classification

Rule-based classification involves deriving classification rules directly from data:

• Rule Generation: Derive rules that classify instances based on attribute

values.
• IF-THEN Rules: Specify conditions (IF) that, when met, lead to a certain
classification (THEN).
• Example: Classifying loan applicants as high-risk or low-risk based on
income, credit score, and other factors.

Q101. Classification by Backpropagation Algorithm

Backpropagation Algorithm is a supervised learning algorithm used for training

artificial neural networks (ANNs) to perform classification tasks. Here’s how it
works:

• Feedforward Phase: Input data is passed through the network layer by

layer, and activations are computed using learned weights.
• Error Calculation: The output error is calculated by comparing the
predicted output with the actual target output using a loss function (e.g.,
cross-entropy).
• Backpropagation: Errors are propagated backward through the network to
adjust weights using gradient descent or similar optimization techniques.
 • Training: Iteratively adjust weights to minimize the error until convergence
or a stopping criterion is met.
• Classification: Once trained, the network can classify new input data into
predefined classes based on learned patterns.

Q102

a) Prediction and Linear Regression Method

• Prediction: In data mining and machine learning, prediction refers to the

process of estimating unknown or future values based on observed data.
• Linear Regression: A statistical method that models the relationship
between a dependent variable (target) and one or more independent variables
(features) by fitting a linear equation to the observed data.

b) Accuracy and Error Measures

• Accuracy: Measures the proportion of correct predictions among the total

number of predictions made. It's calculated as:

Accuracy=Number of correct predictionsTotal number of predictions\text{A

ccuracy} = \frac{\text{Number of correct predictions}}{\text{Total number
of
predictions}}Accuracy=Total number of predictionsNumber of correct predi
ctions

• Error Measures: Common error measures include:

o Mean Squared Error (MSE): Average of the squares of the errors
between predicted and actual values.
o Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE): Square root of MSE, providing
a measure of the average magnitude of the errors.
o Mean Absolute Error (MAE): Average of the absolute differences
between predicted and actual values, providing a more interpretable
measure.

Q103. Clustering
Define Clustering

Clustering is an unsupervised learning technique that involves grouping a set of

objects in such a way that objects in the same group (cluster) are more similar to
each other than to those in other groups.

Types of Data in Cluster Analysis

• Numeric Data: Continuous or discrete numerical values.

• Categorical Data: Non-numeric data represented by categories or labels.
• Binary Data: Data with only two possible values (0 or 1).
• Mixed Data: Combination of numeric, categorical, and binary data.

Q104

a) Various Clustering Methods

• Partitioning Methods: K-means, K-medoids (PAM), CLARANS.

• Hierarchical Methods: AGNES (Agglomerative Nesting), DIANA
(Divisive Analysis).
• Density-Based Methods: DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of
Applications with Noise).
• Grid-Based Methods: STING (Statistical Information Grid).

b) Partitioning Based Clustering Method

• K-means Algorithm: Divides the dataset into K non-overlapping clusters

where each data point belongs to only one cluster.

Q105. Goal of Clustering and Partitioning Around Medoids (PAM)

• Goal of Clustering: Organize data into meaningful groups to reveal natural

structures and patterns.
• Partitioning Around Medoids (PAM):
o A partitioning clustering algorithm that minimizes the sum of
dissimilarities between data points and a selected representative point
(medoid) of each cluster.
o Achieves this by iteratively replacing non-medoid points with
medoids that improve the clustering quality.

Q106
a) Differences Between AGNES and DIANA Algorithms

• AGNES (Agglomerative Nesting): Bottom-up hierarchical clustering

method that merges data points or clusters at each step.
• DIANA (Divisive Analysis): Top-down hierarchical clustering method that
splits clusters recursively.

b) Accessing Cluster Quality

• Internal Measures: Evaluate clustering quality based on data distribution

and similarity within clusters (e.g., Silhouette coefficient, Dunn index).
• External Measures: Compare clustering results with known ground truth
(e.g., Adjusted Rand Index, F-measure).

Q107

a) Outlier Detection and Distance-Based Outlier Detection

• Outlier Detection: Identifying data points that significantly differ from the
majority of the data, indicating anomalies or unexpected behaviors.
• Distance-Based Outlier Detection: Measures outliers based on distances to
neighboring data points or cluster centroids (e.g., nearest neighbor distances,
clustering approaches).

b) Partitioning Around Medoids (PAM) Algorithm

• PAM Algorithm: Finds K clusters by iteratively replacing non-medoid

points with better medoids that minimize the sum of dissimilarities within
clusters.
o Initialization: Select K initial medoids randomly.
o Update: Swap non-medoid points with medoids that reduce the total
dissimilarity.
o Termination: Repeat until medoids no longer change or a predefined
number of iterations.

Q108

a) K-means Clustering Algorithm

• K-means Algorithm:
1. Initialize K centroids randomly.
 2. Assign each data point to the nearest centroid to form K clusters.
3. Recalculate centroids as the mean of data points in each cluster.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until centroids stabilize or a convergence
criterion is met.

b) Key Issue in Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm

• Key Issue: Determining the optimal number of clusters (K) without prior
knowledge or domain expertise.

Q109

a) Density-Based Clustering Methods

• Density-Based Methods: Form clusters based on dense regions of data

points separated by regions of lower density (e.g., DBSCAN, OPTICS).

b) Grid-Based Clustering Methods

• Grid-Based Methods: Divide the data space into a finite number of cells or
partitions, clustering points within the same grid cell (e.g., STING,
CLIQUE).

Q110. Outliers and Methods for Outlier Detection

• Outliers: Data points significantly different from the majority, indicating

anomalies or noise.
• Methods for Detection:
o Statistical Methods: Z-score, Box plot analysis.
o Distance-Based Methods: Nearest neighbor distances, clustering.
o Density-Based Methods: Local outlier factor (LOF), DBSCAN.
o Supervised Methods: Classification models detecting deviations.

Q111

a) Brief Note on PAM Algorithm

• PAM (Partitioning Around Medoids): A clustering algorithm that

iteratively selects K medoids to minimize the sum of dissimilarities within
clusters.
b) Drawback of K-means Algorithm and Modification

• Drawback: Sensitive to initial centroid selection, may converge to local

minima.
• Modification: Use K-medoids (PAM) instead of K-means to select
representative points (medoids) that are actual data points, improving
robustness to outliers and initial conditions.

Q112. Data Mining Applications

Data mining applications involve extracting insights and patterns from large
datasets:

• Business and Marketing: Customer segmentation, market basket analysis,

churn prediction.
• Healthcare: Disease diagnosis, patient monitoring, drug discovery.
• Finance: Credit scoring, fraud detection, stock market analysis.
• Telecommunications: Network optimization, customer behavior analysis.
• Science and Engineering: Climate modeling, bioinformatics, image
recognition.