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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Steven G. Barbee, Amenia, NY (US);
Benjamin R. Chu, Austin, TX (US);
John W. Hopkins, Williston, VT (US);
Steven G. Barbee, Amenia, NY (US);
Benjamin R. Chu, Austin, TX (US);
John W. Hopkins, Williston, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Dimensional data with attributed categorical variables is mined against a continuous target with any data mining method by ranking variables. The ranked variables are used to generate a tree. A population and a target value, obtained from a top node of the tree, are stored. The top node is removed from the tree to create a new tree with a next top node. Obtaining and storing a next population and a next target value for the next top node, and removing the top node or top field to create a new tree, are repeated. The listing of sequential top node parameters is plotted on a tree cusp curve that provides a graphical user interface enabling identification of a field which affect a greatest or a least number of records, based upon a magnitude of departure of the field from a norm.