System and method for selecting data sample groups for machine learning of context of data fields for various document types and/or for test data generation for quality assurance systems

Abstract

A method and system learns new forms to be incorporated into an electronic document preparation system. The method and system receive form data related to a new form having a plurality of data fields that expect data values based on specific functions. The method and system gather training set data including previously filled forms having completed data fields corresponding to the data fields of the new form. The method and system group the training set data into groups and sample the groups. The method and system utilize machine learning in conjunction with the sampled training set data to identify an acceptable function for each of the data fields of the new form. The grouped and sampled training set data can also be passed to a quality assurance system.