METHOD OF COMPARING ACTUAL AND USER PREDICTED CHANGES IN DATA
First Claim
1. A method of comparing actual and user predicted changes in data over a time period having a plurality of sequential time intervals, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving historical data from a data input, the historical data having historical data values with authentic changes, each authentic change being a change in historical data value between a current time interval and a subsequent time interval;
b) displaying the historical data for each time interval on a user interface;
c) receiving a data prediction for each time interval from a prediction input, the data prediction being whether the historical data value of the subsequent time interval will increase or decrease as compared to the historical data value of the current time interval;
d) comparing the data prediction for each time interval with the authentic change; and
e) generating a user score, the user score being the number of data predictions matching the authentic changes over the time period.
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Abstract
A method of comparing actual and user predicted changes in data over a time period is provided. Each time period comprises a plurality of sequential time intervals. Historical data containing historical data values is received from a data input. The change in historical data value between a given time interval and a subsequent time interval is an authentic change. The historical data for each time interval is displayed on a user interface. A data prediction is received for each time interval from a prediction input. The data prediction is whether the historical data value of the subsequent time interval will increase or decrease as compared to the historical data value of the current time interval. The data prediction for each time interval is then compared with the authentic change. The number of data predictions matching the authentic changes over the time period is the user score.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of comparing actual and user predicted changes in data over a time period having a plurality of sequential time intervals, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving historical data from a data input, the historical data having historical data values with authentic changes, each authentic change being a change in historical data value between a current time interval and a subsequent time interval; b) displaying the historical data for each time interval on a user interface; c) receiving a data prediction for each time interval from a prediction input, the data prediction being whether the historical data value of the subsequent time interval will increase or decrease as compared to the historical data value of the current time interval; d) comparing the data prediction for each time interval with the authentic change; and e) generating a user score, the user score being the number of data predictions matching the authentic changes over the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of comparing actual and user predicted changes in data over a time period having a plurality of sequential time intervals, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving historical data from a data input, the historical data having historical data values with authentic changes, each authentic change being a change in historical data value between a current time interval and a subsequent time interval; b) displaying the historical data for each time interval on a user interface, wherein each user is provided with a user interface; c) receiving a data prediction from a prediction input for each user for each time interval, the data prediction being whether the historical data value of a subsequent time interval will increase or decrease as compared to the historical data value of a current time interval; d) comparing the data prediction of each user for each time interval with an authentic change; and e) generating a user score for each user, the user score being the number of data predictions matching the authentic changes over the time period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer, the medium tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of comparing actual and user predicted changes in data over a time period having a plurality of sequential time intervals, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving historical data from a data input, the historical data having historical data values with authentic changes, each authentic change being a change in historical data value between a current time interval and a subsequent time interval; b) displaying the historical data for each time interval on a user interface; c) receiving a data prediction for each time interval from a prediction input, the data prediction being whether the historical data value of the subsequent time interval will increase or decrease as compared to the historical data value of the current time interval; d) comparing the data prediction for each time interval with the authentic change; and e) generating a user score, the user score being the number of data predictions matching the authentic changes over the time period.
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