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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
En Cheng, Cleveland, OH (US);
Anshul Sheopuri, White Plains, NY (US);
Chitra Dorai, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Milind Naphade, Fishkill, NY (US);
En Cheng, Cleveland, OH (US);
Anshul Sheopuri, White Plains, NY (US);
Chitra Dorai, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Milind Naphade, Fishkill, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method that includes estimating an empirical distribution of a metric for a company. The method includes estimating a distribution of the metric for a plurality of companies. The method further includes determining whether the company is an outlier, based on the empirical distribution of the metric for the company and the distribution of the metric for the plurality of companies, and generating at least one recommendation based determining whether the company is an outlier.