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XML data mining, Part 2: Mining XML association rules

Discover association rules from static and dynamic XML documents


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Text version of a dynamic XML document in four consecutive versions (Figure 8)

<!-- T0 -->
<catalog>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>Walkman</name>
      <descript>A very good one</descript>
      <price>150$</price>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Not available</status>
      <name>MP1</name>
      <price>200$</price>
      <description>a mobile phone</description>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Not available</status>
      <name>MP2</name>
      <description>another mobile phone</description>
   </product>
</catalog>

<!-- T1 -->
<catalog>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>Walkman</name>
      <descript>A very good one</descript>
      <price>180$</price>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Not available</status>
      <name>MP1</name>
      <description>a mobile phone</description>
   </product>
</catalog>

<!-- T2 -->
<catalog>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>Walkman</name>
      <descript>A very good one</descript>
      <price>250$</price>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>MP1</name>
      <description>a mobile phone</description>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>Suitcase</name>
      <price>500$</price>
      <description>red leather case</description>
   </product>
</catalog>

<!-- T3 -->
<catalog>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>Nice Walkman</name>
      <descript>A very good one</descript>
      <price>250$</price>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>Suitcase</name>
      <price>450$</price>
      <description>red leather case</description>
   </product>
   <product>
      <status>Available</status>
      <name>BBQ set</name>
      <description>stainless steel bbq tools</description>
   </product>
</catalog>

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