Once we have the rules built, we can use special subsetting functions to filter items from itemsets on either the left (lhs) or right (rhs) side of the association rule. This is valuable if you are looking for particular items within the itemsets.
Use the %in% operator to perform an exact match, or %pin% to perform a partial match:
# to see what 'Christmas' purchases imply. lhs.rules <- subset(rulesx, subset = lhs %pin% "CHRISTMAS") lhs.rules
> set of 44 rules
inspect(lhs.rules)
> lhs rhs support confidence lift > 4 {CHRISTMAS} => {COVER} 0.02063597 0.1292548 1.500480 > 26 {CHRISTMAS} => {CANDLES} 0.02702504 0.1692732 1.481358 > 47 {CHRISTMAS} => {MUG} 0.02379379 0.1490340 1.060845 > 49 {CHRISTMAS} => {BOWL} ...
