Kumar, NavinGangopadhyay, AryyaKarabatis, GeorgeBapna, SanjayChen, Zhiyuan2025-06-052025-06-052006-10-01Kumar, Navin, Aryya Gangopadhyay, George Karabatis, Sanjay Bapna, and Zhiyuan Chen. “Navigation Rules for Exploring Large Multidimensional Data Cubes.” International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining (IJDWM) 2, no. 4 (October 1, 2006): 27–48. https://doi.org/10.4018/jdwm.2006100102.https://doi.org/10.4018/jdwm.2006100102http://hdl.handle.net/11603/38590Navigating through multidimensional data cubes is a nontrivial task. Although On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) provides the capability to view multidimensional data through rollup, drill-down, and slicing-dicing, it offers minimal guidance to end users in the actual knowledge discovery process. In this article, we address this knowledge discovery problem by identifying novel and useful patterns concealed in multidimensional data that are used for effective exploration of data cubes. We present an algorithm for the DIscovery of Sk-NAvigation Rules (DISNAR), which discovers the hidden interesting patterns in the form of Sk-navigation rules using a test of skewness on the pairs of the current and its candidate drill-down lattice nodes. The rules then are used to enhance navigational capabilities, as illustrated by our rule-driven system. Extensive experimental analysis shows that the DISNAR algorithm discovers the interesting patterns with a high recall and precision with small execution time and low space overhead.22 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.UMBC Mobile, Pervasive and Sensor Computing Lab (MPSC Lab)UMBC Cybersecurity InstituteUMBC Cybersecurity InstituteUMBC Accelerated Cognitive Cybersecurity LaboratoryUMBC Center for CybersecurityUMBC Mobile, Pervasive and Sensor Computing Lab (MPSC Lab)UMBC Accelerated Cognitive Cybersecurity LaboratoryUMBC Center for CybersecurityText