System and method for determining factors affecting data associated with user interface features

Abstract

A system and method to determine factors providing inputs that affect values of associated data are provided. The method includes detecting incorporation in a user interface of a user interface feature having associated data; determining, from a data dependency model comprising a representation of a directed graph having nodes representing factors, the factors including at least one indirect factor, and edges representing factors providing inputs to other factors, at least one factor providing an input that affects values of the associated data; and presenting one or more of the at least one factor.