Techniques for performing business analysis based on incomplete and/or stage-based data
First Claim
1. A method for performing business-related analysis, comprising:
- generating a predicted value using a model that is based on censored data collected from a multi-stage business operation using an electronic data processing apparatus, the predicted value containing an error attributed to information that is missing from the censored data within a specified time interval;
performing a trending operation using trending logic executed by the electronic data processing apparatus to derive a standardized score that pertains to a variance of the predicted value with respect to other predicted values generated using the model for the specified time interval;
performing a de-trending operation using de-trending logic executed by the electronic data processing apparatus to reduce the error in the predicted value based on the standardized score calculated in the trending logic, wherein the de-trending operation comprises the steps of;
computing an actual mean of actual values for the specified time interval;
computing an actual standard deviation of actual values for the specified time interval; and
computing an output result by multiplying the standardized score calculated in the trending logic by the actual standard deviation to produce a product, and adding the actual mean to the product;
generating an electrical signal representative of the output result that includes probability information associated with the output result; and
controlling the multi-stage business operation based on the output result.
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Abstract
Electrical data processing techniques are described for performing business analysis based on datasets that are incomplete (e.g., contain censored data) and/or based on datasets that are derived from a stage-based business operation. A first technique offsets the effects of error caused by the incomplete dataset by performing a trending operation followed by a de-trending operation. A second technique provides a model containing multiple sub-models, where the output of one sub-model serves as the input to another sub-model in recursive fashion. A third technique determines when a specified event is likely to occur with respect to a given asset by first discriminating whether the event is very unlikely to occur; if the asset does not meet this initial test, it is further processed by a second sub-model, which determines the probability that the specified event will occur for each of a specified series of time intervals.
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1. A method for performing business-related analysis, comprising:
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generating a predicted value using a model that is based on censored data collected from a multi-stage business operation using an electronic data processing apparatus, the predicted value containing an error attributed to information that is missing from the censored data within a specified time interval; performing a trending operation using trending logic executed by the electronic data processing apparatus to derive a standardized score that pertains to a variance of the predicted value with respect to other predicted values generated using the model for the specified time interval; performing a de-trending operation using de-trending logic executed by the electronic data processing apparatus to reduce the error in the predicted value based on the standardized score calculated in the trending logic, wherein the de-trending operation comprises the steps of; computing an actual mean of actual values for the specified time interval; computing an actual standard deviation of actual values for the specified time interval; and computing an output result by multiplying the standardized score calculated in the trending logic by the actual standard deviation to produce a product, and adding the actual mean to the product; generating an electrical signal representative of the output result that includes probability information associated with the output result; and controlling the multi-stage business operation based on the output result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A program storage device readable by an electronic data processing apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the apparatus to perform method steps, said method steps comprising:
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generating a predicted value using a model that is based on censored data collected from a multi-stage business operation using an electronic data processing apparatus, the predicted value containing an error attributed to information that is missing from the censored data within a specified time interval; performing a trending operation using trending logic executed by the electronic data processing apparatus to derive a standardized score that pertains to a variance of the predicted value with respect to other predicted values generated using the model for the specified time interval; performing a de-trending operation using de-trending logic executed by the electronic data processing apparatus to reduce the error in the predicted value based on the standardized score calculated in the trending logic, wherein the de-trending operation comprises the steps of; computing an actual mean of actual values for the specified time interval; computing an actual standard deviation of actual values for the specified time interval; and computing an output result by multiplying the standardized score calculated in the trending logic by the actual standard deviation to produce a product, and adding the actual mean to the product; generating an electrical signal representative of the output result that includes probability information associated with the output result; and controlling the multi-stage business operation based on the output result. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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