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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTITIONING OF DATASETS FOR RETAIL SALES AND DEMAND CHAIN MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS

  • US 20090012979A1
  • Filed: 07/02/2007
  • Published: 01/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for partitioning a dataset, the method comprising the steps of:

  • maintaining an electronic database of data items, said data items containing at least one attribute;

    sorting said data items by a first attribute;

    determining a distribution curve for said data;

    calculating a total length of said distribution curve;

    dividing said distribution curve into a plurality of equal curve segments; and

    grouping said data items into a plurality of partitions, each partition comprising data items corresponding to one of said curve segments.

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