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le 2: Association rules as found by the Cuckoo search rule miner.

Antecedent Consequent Fitness value
(DX = 201.23) ∧ (SEX = F EM ALE)
(DX = 201.23) ∧ (SEX = F EM ALE) ∧ (T Y P E = U RGEN T ) (LOS =< 44) 0.508
(LOS =< 44) 0.503
(DX = 142.8) ∧ (AGE = 40 − 49) (LOS =< 44) 0.501
(DX = 202.88) (DIED = N O) 0.501
(DX = 070.22) (DIED = N O) 0.501
(T Y P E = EM ERGEN CY )
(DX = 016.04) ∧ (AGE = 60 − 69) (SEX = M ALE) 0.5
(DX = 036.3) ∧ (DIED = N O) (DIED = N O) 0.5
(DX = 197.8) (T Y P E = EM ERGEN CY ) 0.5
(DX = 255.8) ∧ (DIED = N O) (T Y P E = EM ERGEN CY ) 0.5
(SEX = F EM ALE) 0.5
(DX = 206.00) ∧ (AGE = 80 − 89) ∧ (SEX = F EM ALE) (LOS =< 44) 0.5
(DX = 010.04) (DIED = N O) ∧ (LOS =< 44) 0.5
(DX = 012.33) (T Y P E = EM ERGEN CY ) 0.5
(DX = 201.66) (SEX = F EM ALE) 0.5
(DX = 015.55) 0.5
(DX = 079.88) ∧ (SEX = M ALE) ∧ (DIED = N O) (LOS =< 44) 0.5
(DX = 211.7) (SEX = F EM ALE) 0.5
(LOS =< 44) 0.5
(DX = 010.03) ∧ (SEX = F EM ALE) ∧ (DIED = Y ES) (DIED = N O) 0.5
(DX = 201.66) ∧ (SEX = M ALE) ∧ (DIED = N O) 0.5
(DX = 171.4)
(DX = 085.5) ∧ (DIED = Y ES)
(DX = 232.8)

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