简介:Inthispaper,ARMiner,adataminingtoolbasedonassociationrules,isintroduced.Beginningwiththesystemarchitecture,thecharacteristicsandfunctionsaredis-cussedindetails,includingdatatransfer,concepthierarchygeneralization,miningruleswithnegativeitemsandthere-developmentofthesystem.Anexampleofthetool'sapplicationisalsoshown.Finally,someissuesforfutureresearcharepresented.