Method for analyzing demographic data
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1. A computer-implemented method of identifying a plurality of geographic locations that have the greatest similarity in at least one lifestyle characteristic to a user selected location, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating a numeric value that represents a quantitative representation at which said at least one lifestyle characteristic exists in each of said plurality of locations and associating said value with each of said plurality of locations;
providing a data base containing said plurality of geographic locations and said values associated with each of said geographic locations;
allowing a user to select a first geographic location from the data base;
comparing the numeric value associated with said first geographic location in the data base with the numeric values associated with each of the other locations in the data base to determine the overall dissimilarities in said numeric; and
generating an ordered list of geographic locations that are most similar to the first location based on the smallest dissimilarities in said numeric values.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method of generating an ordered list of geographical locations having similarities in preselected categories relative to a first geographical location.
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1. A computer-implemented method of identifying a plurality of geographic locations that have the greatest similarity in at least one lifestyle characteristic to a user selected location, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating a numeric value that represents a quantitative representation at which said at least one lifestyle characteristic exists in each of said plurality of locations and associating said value with each of said plurality of locations; providing a data base containing said plurality of geographic locations and said values associated with each of said geographic locations; allowing a user to select a first geographic location from the data base; comparing the numeric value associated with said first geographic location in the data base with the numeric values associated with each of the other locations in the data base to determine the overall dissimilarities in said numeric; and generating an ordered list of geographic locations that are most similar to the first location based on the smallest dissimilarities in said numeric values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method of identifying a plurality of geographic locations having the greatest similarity in at least one user selected keyword descriptor relating to at least one lifestyle characteristic relating to said location, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating a numeric value that represents a quantitative representation at which said at least one lifestyle characteristic exists in each of said plurality of locations and associating said value with each of said plurality of locations; providing a data base containing said plurality of geographic locations and said values associated with each of said geographic locations associating one or more lifestyle characteristics with at least one keyword descriptor; allowing a user to select at least one keyword descriptor; comparing an overall numeric value that represents the one or more geographic characteristics of said one or more locations that are associated with said at least one keyword descriptor in the data base to determine the overall dissimilarities in said numeric; and generating an ordered list of geographic locations that are most similar to the at least one keyword descriptor wherein said order is based on the smallest dissimilarities in said numeric values between the selected keyword and the corresponding keyword in each of the other locations. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of identifying a plurality of geographic locations that have the greatest similarity to another location as modified by at least one user selected lifestyle characteristic, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating a numeric value that represents a quantitative representation at which said at least one lifestyle characteristic exists in each of said plurality of locations and associating said value with each of said plurality of locations; providing a data base containing said plurality of geographic locations characteristics associated with each of said geographic locations; allowing a user to select a first geographic location from the data base; generating a set of keyword descriptors corresponding to said numeric values for said lifestyle characteristics of said user selected location; allowing said user to modify said set of characteristics by selecting or unselecting keyword descriptors associated with said characteristics; converting said modified set of keyword descriptors to corresponding numeric values of the lifestyle characteristics with which the keywords have been associated; comparing the numeric values associated with said modified set of characteristics with the numeric values associated with the other locations in the data base to determine the overall dissimilarities in said numeric values; and generating an ordered list of geographic locations that are most similar to said user selected location as modified by said user based on the smallest dissimilarities in said numeric values. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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