Using apriori algorithm for investigation of Economic Data

Abstract

Looking at the trend the world’s economy is taking and the significant role the financial market is playing, a nation needs technical brains equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to make good economics decisions, manage risk and most importantly, forecast what is expected in both the short and the long run. It is for this reason that the market needs a data analyst to forecast what is expected in the near future for profit maximization. This article is designed to explain and analyse the use of an algorithm Apriori using the associative rules in the available data sets.