Application of an improved Apriori algorithm in a mobile e-commerce recommendation system
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to make the mobile e-commerce shopping more convenient and avoid information overload by a mobile e-commerce recommendation system using an improved Apriori algorithm.
Design/methodology/approach
Combined with the characteristics of the mobile e-commerce, an improved Apriori algorithm was proposed and applied to the recommendation system. This paper makes products that are recommended to consumers valuable by improving the data mining efficiency. Finally, a Taobao online dress shop is used as an example to prove the effectiveness of an improved Apriori algorithm in the mobile e-commerce recommendation system.
Findings
The results of the experimental study clearly show that the mobile e-commerce recommendation system based on an improved Apriori algorithm increases the efficiency of data mining to achieve the unity of real time and recommendation accuracy.
Originality/value
The improved Apriori algorithm is applied in the mobile e-commerce recommendation system solving the limitation of the visual interface in a mobile terminal and the mass data that are continuously generated. The proposed recommendation system provides greater prediction accuracy than conventional systems in data mining.
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Acknowledgements
This study was supported by funding from Cultivating program of an excellent innovation team of Chengdu University of Technology and the resources environment strategy research team of Sichuan’s high level social science research team.
Citation
Guo, Y., Wang, M. and Li, X. (2017), "Application of an improved Apriori algorithm in a mobile e-commerce recommendation system", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 117 No. 2, pp. 287-303. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-03-2016-0094
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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