Example 1: Sparse Input - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

Lake - Analyze Your Data with ClearScape Analytics™

Deployment
VantageCloud
Edition
Lake
Product
Teradata VantageCloud Lake
Release Number
Published
February 2025
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en-US
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2026-02-20
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tcl1683670667798

InputTable (grocery_transaction data)

drop table grocery_transaction;
create table grocery_transaction (tranid int, period varchar(20), storeid int, region varchar(20), item varchar(20), sku int, category varchar(20)) Primary index(tranid);
insert into grocery_transaction values(999,'20100715',1,'west','milk',1,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(999,'20100715',1,'west','butter',2,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(999,'20100715',1,'west','eggs',3,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(999,'19990715',1,'west','flour',4,'baking');
insert into grocery_transaction values(999,'19990715',1,'west','spinach',4,'produce');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1000,'20100715',1,'west','milk',1,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1000,'20100715',1,'west','eggs',3,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1000,'19990715',1,'west','flour',4,'baking');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1000,'19990715',1,'west','spinach',2,'produce');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1001,'20100715',1,'west','milk',1,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1001,'20100715',1,'west','butter',2,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1001,'20100715',1,'west','eggs',3,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1002,'20100715',1,'west','milk',1,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1002,'20100715',1,'west','butter',2,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1002,'20100715',1,'west','spinach',3,'produce');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1500,'20100715',3,'west','butter',2,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1500,'20100715',3,'west','eggs',3,'dairy');
insert into grocery_transaction values(1500,'20100715',3,'west','flour',4,'baking');

SELECT query

SELECT * from grocery_transaction order by 1;

Output:

tranid period storeid region item sku category
999 20100715 1 west eggs 3 dairy
999 19990715 1 west spinach 4 produce
999 19990715 1 west flour 4 baking
999 20100715 1 west butter 2 dairy
999 20100715 1 west milk 1 dairy
1000 19990715 1 west flour 4 baking
1000 19990715 1 west spinach 2 produce
1000 20100715 1 west eggs 3 dairy
1000 20100715 1 west milk 1 dairy
1001 20100715 1 west eggs 3 dairy
1001 20100715 1 west butter 2 dairy
1001 20100715 1 west milk 1 dairy
1002 20100715 1 west spinach 3 produce
1002 20100715 1 west butter 2 dairy
1002 20100715 1 west milk 1 dairy
1500 20100715 3 west flour 4 baking
1500 20100715 3 west eggs 3 dairy
1500 20100715 3 west butter 2 dairy

Query 1

SELECT * FROM TD_Apriori(
ON grocery_transaction as InputTable
USING
TargetColumn('item')
IDColumn('tranid')
MaxLen(2)  
PatternsOrRules('Rules')
) as dt;

Output:

Antecedent Consequence Ante_Item_Cnt Conse_Item_Cnt cntb Cnt_Antecedent Cnt_Consequence score
butter eggs 1 1 3 4 4 0.5625
butter flour 1 1 2 4 3 0.3333
butter milk 1 1 3 4 4 0.5625
butter spinach 1 1 2 4 3 0.3333
eggs butter 1 1 3 4 4 0.5625
eggs flour 1 1 3 4 3 0.75
eggs milk 1 1 3 4 4 0.5625
eggs spinach 1 1 2 4 3 0.333
flour butter 1 1 2 3 4 0.3333
flour eggs 1 1 3 3 4 0.75
flour milk 1 1 2 3 4 0.333
flour spinach 1 1 2 3 3 0.4444
milk butter 1 1 3 4 4 0.5625
milk eggs 1 1 3 4 4 0.5625
milk flour 1 1 2 4 3 0.3333
milk spinach 1 1 3 4 3 0.75
spinach butter 1 1 2 3 4 0.3333
spinach eggs 1 1 3 3 4 0.3333
spinach flour 1 1 3 3 3 0.444
spinach milk 1 1 3 3 4 0.75
support confidence lift Conviction Leverage Coverage Chi_Square
0.6 0.75 0.9375 0.8 -0.04 0.8 0.3125
4.000000000000000E-01 5.000000000000000E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.8 -0.08 0.8 0.83333
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 9.375000000000000E-01 0.8 -0.04 0.8 0.3125
4.000000000000000E-01 5.000000000000000E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.8 -0.08 0.8 0.83333
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 9.375000000000000E-01 0.8 -0.04 0.8 0.3125
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 1.25000000000000E 000 1.6 0.12 0.8 1.875
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 9.375000000000000E-01 0.8 -0.04 0.8 0.3125
4.000000000000000E-01 5.000000000000000E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.8 -0.08 0.8 0.83333
4.000000000000000E-01 6.666666666666670E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.6 -0.08 0.6 0.83333
6.000000000000000E-01 1.00000000000000E 000 1.25000000000000E 000 0 0.12 0.6 1.875
4.000000000000000E-01 6.666666666666670E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.6 -0.08 0.6 0.8333
4.000000000000000E-01 6.666666666666670E-01 1.11111111111111E 000 1.2 0.04 0.6 0.31888
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 9.375000000000000E-01 0.8 -0.04 0.8 0.3125
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 9.375000000000000E-01 0.8 -0.04 0.8 0.3125
4.000000000000000E-01 5.000000000000000E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.8 -0.08 0.8 0.8333
6.000000000000000E-01 7.500000000000000E-01 1.25000000000000E 000 1.6 0.12 0.8 1.875
4.000000000000000E-01 6.666666666666670E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.6 -0.08 0.6 0.8333
4.000000000000000E-01 6.666666666666670E-01 8.333333333333330E-01 0.6 -0.08 0.6 0.8333
4.000000000000000E-01 6.666666666666670E-01 1.11111111111111E 000 1.2 0.04 0.6 0.1388
6.000000000000000E-01 1.00000000000000E 000 1.25000000000000E 000 0 0.12 0.6 1.875

Query 2

SELECT * FROM TD_Apriori(
ON grocery_transaction as InputTable
USING
TargetColumn('item')
IDColumn('tranid')
MaxLen(2)  
PatternsOrRules('Patterns')
) as dt;

Output:

Itemset Support
butter,eggs 0.6
butter,flour 0.4
butter,milk 0.6
butter,spinach 0.4
eggs,flour 0.6
eggs,milk 0.6
eggs,spinach 0.4
flour,spinach 0.4
milk,flour 0.4
milk,spinach 0.6