System and method of providing interactive data analysis with varying subjective parameters
An interactive data analysis system is disclosed. The interactive data analysis system has a computer-generated user interface which includes a plurality of histogram elements having data band controls. The data band controls allow modification of subjective parameters related to the data analysis and produce realtime updates to data forms which present the analyzed data to the user.
1. An interactive data analysis system comprising:
a computer, and a memory storing instructions executable by the computer, the instructions configured to generate a user interface on a display, wherein the user interface includes:
a first histogram element indicative of collected data regarding a first aggregate variable, the first histogram element having a plurality of data band controls configured to control adjustment of a plurality of data bands presented in the first histogram element, wherein the plurality of data bands are indicative of a first plurality of subjective parameter values associated with the first aggregate variable;
a second histogram element indicative of collected data regarding a second aggregate variable, the second histogram element having a plurality of data band controls configured to control adjustment of a plurality of data bands presented in the second histogram element, wherein the plurality of data bands are indicative of a second plurality of subject parameter values associated with the second aggregate variable; and
a dynamic data form element separate from the first histogram element and the second histogram element, the dynamic data form element comprising graphical information indicative of the joint distribution of the subjective parameter values of the first aggregate variable and the second aggregate variable, based on the location of the plurality of data bands in the first histogram element and the location of the plurality of data bands in the second histogram element, wherein the graphical information updates in real-time based on changes in one or more of the data bands.
2. The interactive data analysis system of claim 1 , wherein each of the data bands presented in the first histogram element is indicative of a range associated with the first plurality of subjective parameter values, and wherein each of the data bands presented in the second histogram element is indicative of a range associated with the second plurality of subjective parameter values.
3. The interactive data analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the data band controls comprise slider controls.
4. The interactive data analysis system of claim 3 , wherein the slider controls are each associated with a cutoff point in the histogram elements, and wherein the cutoff point comprises a boundary between two of the plurality of data bands.
5. The interactive data analysis system of claim 4 , wherein one or more of the histogram elements further includes a values bar indicative of cutoff point intervals at which the slider controls may be set.
6. The interactive data analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic data form element comprises a visual display element indicative of all of the collected data regarding the first aggregate variable and the second aggregate variable, and wherein the dynamic data form element is automatically modified based on changes in the data banding of the first and second aggregate variable.
7. The interactive data analysis system of claim 6 , wherein the data form comprises a crosstab form.
8. The interactive data analysis system of claim 6 , wherein the data form comprises a bar chart.
9. The interactive data analysis system of claim 1 , wherein data bands presented in the first histogram element are color-code substantially similarly to corresponding data in the dynamic data form element.
10. A computer-implemented method of providing an interactive data analysis interface on a display associated with a computing device, the method comprising:
providing instructions which allow the display to display a first histogram element indicative of collected data regarding a first aggregate variable, a second histogram element indicative of collected data regarding a second aggregate variable, and a data form in a user interface; wherein the data form comprises a visual display element indicative of a joint distribution of a first plurality of subjective parameters associated with the first aggregate variable and second plurality of subjective parameters associated with the second aggregate variable;
receiving a user input with respect to at least one of the first and second histogram elements;
in response to the input, modifying at least one of the first plurality of subjective parameters associated with the first aggregate variable and the second plurality of subjective parameters associated with the second aggregate variable;
transmitting the modified subjective parameter to a statistical analysis module for generation of a new data form; and
displaying the new data form in the user interface.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first histogram element comprises a plurality of data bands indicative of the first plurality of subjective parameter values and a plurality of controls configured to permit adjustment of the data bands, and wherein the second histogram element comprises a plurality of data bands indicative of the second plurality of subjective parameter values and a plurality of controls configured to permit adjustment of the data bands.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the controls comprise slider controls.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the slider controls are each associated with a cutoff point, and wherein the cutoff point comprises a boundary between two of the plurality of data bands.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein one or more of the histogram elements further includes a values bar indicative of cutoff point intervals at which the slider controls may be set.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the new data form comprises a visual display element indicative of the joint distribution of the first plurality of subjective parameters associated with the first aggregate variable and the second plurality of subjective parameters associated with the second aggregate variable, wherein the first and second aggregate variables comprise a set of collected values, and wherein the visual display element is further indicative of the entire set of collected values.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the data form comprises a crosstab form.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the data form comprises a bar chart.
18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising color-coding data bands in the histogram similarly to corresponding data in the data form.
19. A computer system programmed to perform the method of claim 10 .