DISPLAYING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT DATA SETS OF A PROCESS
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1. A method for comparing differences in an outcome between a data set A for a process and a different data set B for the same process, the method comprising a computer system automatically performing the following:
- processing each of the data sets A and B, each data set containing observations of the process, the observations expressed as values for a plurality of variables and for the outcome, wherein processing each data set comprises estimating impacts of different variable combinations on the outcome based on (a) the behaviors of the variable combinations with respect to the outcome in that data set, and (b) populations of the variable combinations in that data set, the variable combinations defined by values for one or more of the variables; and
displaying a pair of graphs for the data sets A and B, one graph of the pair showing the estimated impact on the outcome due to different variable combinations for data set A and the other graph of the pair showing the estimated impact on the outcome due to different variable combinations for data set B, wherein both graphs in the pair show the estimated impacts due to the same variable combinations and in a same format to facilitate a direct comparison of the two graphs in the pair.
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Methods for analyzing and rendering business intelligence data allow for efficient scalability as datasets grow in size. Human intervention is minimized by augmented decision making ability in selecting what aspects of large datasets should be focused on to drive key business outcomes. Variable value combinations that are predominant drivers of key observations are automatically determined from several competing variable value combinations. The identified variable value combinations can then be then used to predict future trends underlying the business intelligence data. In another embodiment, an observed outcome is decomposed into multiple contributing drivers and the impact of each of the contributing drivers can be analyzed and numerically quantified—as a static snapshot or as a time-varying evolution. Similarly, differences in observations between two groups can be decomposed into multiple contributing sub-groups for each of the groups and pairwise differences among sub-groups can be quantified and analyzed.
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1. A method for comparing differences in an outcome between a data set A for a process and a different data set B for the same process, the method comprising a computer system automatically performing the following:
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processing each of the data sets A and B, each data set containing observations of the process, the observations expressed as values for a plurality of variables and for the outcome, wherein processing each data set comprises estimating impacts of different variable combinations on the outcome based on (a) the behaviors of the variable combinations with respect to the outcome in that data set, and (b) populations of the variable combinations in that data set, the variable combinations defined by values for one or more of the variables; and displaying a pair of graphs for the data sets A and B, one graph of the pair showing the estimated impact on the outcome due to different variable combinations for data set A and the other graph of the pair showing the estimated impact on the outcome due to different variable combinations for data set B, wherein both graphs in the pair show the estimated impacts due to the same variable combinations and in a same format to facilitate a direct comparison of the two graphs in the pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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