The lift [[Error Metrics|metric]] of an [[Association Rules|association rule]] measures how much more often the antecedent and consequent of a rule $A \rightarrow C$ occur together than we would expect if they were statistically independent. It is computed based on the [[Confidence of an Association Rule|confidence]] and [[Support of an Item Set|support]] as per:
$
\text{lift}(A \rightarrow C) =
\frac{
\text{confidence}(A \rightarrow C)
}{
\text{support}(C)
}
$
It lies in the $[0,\infty]$; if $A$ and $C$ are independent, the lift score will be exactly 1. If the lift score is 2, $C$ is twice as likely to appear when $A$ appears.