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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Anthony J. Grichnik, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Lee Taylor, Morton, IL (US);
Christos Nikolopoulos, Peoria, IL (US);
James Robert Mason, Peoria, IL (US);
Meredith Jaye Cler, Peoria, IL (US);
Gabriel Carl Hart, North Pekin, IL (US);
Anthony J. Grichnik, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Lee Taylor, Morton, IL (US);
Christos Nikolopoulos, Peoria, IL (US);
James Robert Mason, Peoria, IL (US);
Meredith Jaye Cler, Peoria, IL (US);
Gabriel Carl Hart, North Pekin, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
System and methods are provided for applying a dimensionality reduction process to a data set. The method includes obtaining a data set including a first set of variables and identifying collections of the first set of variables for replacement by a second set of variables. The method also includes replacing the collections of the first set of variables with the second set of variables and eliminating the first set of variables from the data set.