User interface for frequent pattern analysis

A method for displaying a set of input data attributes corresponding to a user-selected resulting data attribute in a user interface, comprising:

• receiving a set of data attribute patterns for a data set comprising a plurality of data objects, wherein the set of data attribute patterns are determined based at least in part on a frequent pattern (FP) analysis of the data set, and wherein the FP analysis comprises:
• constructing a condensed data structure that includes an FP tree and a linked list based at least in part on making two passes through the data set, the FP tree comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to data attributes in the data set, the linked list comprising a plurality of entries that point to nodes of the FP tree;
• receiving, in the user interface, a user input signal comprising the user-selected resulting data attribute for analysis and a set of parameters for displaying the set of input data attributes corresponding to the user-selected resulting data attribute;
• determining, based at least in part on the set of data attribute patterns and the user-selected resulting data attribute from the user input signal, the set of input data attributes corresponding to the user-selected resulting data attribute for analysis;
• calculating a probability change corresponding to a difference between a probability that the user-selected resulting data attribute from the user input signal is in a data attribute pattern comprising the set of input data attributes and a probability that the user-selected resulting data attribute from the user input signal is in a data attribute pattern not comprising the set of input data attributes;
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• displaying, in the user interface and based at least in part on the set of parameters from the user input signal, a sequence of the determined set of input data attributes corresponding to the user-selected resulting data attribute and the calculated probability change.

An apparatus for displaying a subset of data attribute pattern groups corresponding to a user-selected persona type in a user interface, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a set of data attribute patterns associated with user data for a data set comprising a plurality of data objects, wherein the set of data attribute patterns are determined based at least in part on a frequent pattern (FP) analysis of the data set, and wherein the FP analysis comprises:
• constructing a condensed data structure that includes an FP tree and a linked list based at least in part on making two passes through the data set, the FP tree comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to data attributes in the data set, the linked list comprising a plurality of entries that point to nodes of the FP tree;
• receive, in the user interface, a user input signal comprising the user-selected persona type, wherein the user-selected persona type comprises one or more data attributes that define a characterization of a user;
• receive, in the user interface, a frequency value for a frequency threshold and a recentness value for a recentness threshold, the recentness threshold comprising a time period associated with the set of data attribute patterns;
• cluster the set of data attribute patterns into a set of data attribute pattern groups based at least in part on the frequency threshold and the recentness threshold from the user input signal and a number of data objects of the plurality of data objects common between data attribute patterns of the data attribute pattern groups;
• determine the subset of data attribute pattern groups from the set of data attribute pattern groups for display based at least in part on the user-selected persona type from the user input signal, a level of data object coverage of the subset of data attribute pattern groups, and a level of data attribute coverage of the subset of data attribute pattern groups;
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• display, in the user interface, the determined subset of data attribute pattern groups corresponding to the user-selected persona type from the user input signal.

An apparatus for displaying a set of input data attributes corresponding to a user-selected resulting data attribute in a user interface, comprising:

• a processor:
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a set of data attribute patterns for a data set comprising a plurality of data objects, wherein the set of data attribute patterns are determined based at least in part on a frequent pattern (FP) analysis of the data set, and wherein the FP analysis comprises:
• constructing a condensed data structure that includes an FP tree and a linked list based at least in part on making two passes through the data set, the FP tree comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to data attributes in the data set, the linked list comprising a plurality of entries that point to nodes of the FP tree;
• receive, in the user interface, a user input signal comprising the user-selected resulting data attribute for analysis and a set of parameters for displaying the set of input data attributes corresponding to the user-selected resulting data attribute;
• determine, based at least in part on the set of data attribute patterns and the user-selected resulting data attribute from the user input signal, the set of input data attributes corresponding to the user-selected resulting data attribute for analysis;
• calculate a probability change corresponding to a difference between a probability that the user-selected resulting data attribute from the user input signal is in a data attribute pattern comprising the set of input data attributes and a probability that the user-selected resulting data attribute from the user input signal is in a data attribute pattern not comprising the set of input data attributes;
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• display, in the user interface and based at least in part on the set of parameters from the user input signal, a sequence of the determined set of input data attributes corresponding to the user-selected resulting data attribute and the calculated probability change.