Statistical variable display apparatus and method, and storage medium storing statistical variable display program

A statistical variable display method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring first-type subgroups and second-type subgroups from plural groups;
• acquiring first-type elements belonging to the first-type subgroups and second-type elements belonging to the second-type subgroups;
• acquiring a statistic variable between each of the first-type elements and each of the second-type elements;
• determining first lengths along a first axis, the first lengths being respectively allotted to the first-type subgroups;
• determining second lengths along a second axis, the second lengths being respectively allotted to the second-type subgroups;
• and
• displaying, in a three-dimensional coordinate system having the first axis, the second axis and a third axis,
• the first-type elements arranged within regions of the corresponding first-type subgroups that are arranged along the first axis to have the respective first lengths,
• the second-type elements arranged within regions of the corresponding second-type subgroups that are arranged along the second axis to have the respective second lengths, and
• graphical representations of the acquired statistical variables along the third axis, each of the graphical representations of the acquired statistical variables being disposed correspondingly to a respective one of the first-type elements arranged along the first axis and a respective one of the second-type elements arranged along the second axis.

A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for displaying statistical variables, the function comprising the steps of:

• acquiring first-type subgroups and second-type subgroups from plural groups;
• acquiring first-type elements belonging to the first-type subgroups and second-type elements belonging to the second-type subgroups;
• acquiring a statistical variable between each of the first-type elements and each of the second-type elements;
• determining first lengths along a first axis, the first lengths being respectively allotted to the first-type subgroups;
• determining second lengths along a second axis, the second lengths being respectively allotted to the second-type subgroups;
• and
• displaying, in a three-dimensional coordinate system having the first axis, the second axis and a third axis,
• the first-type elements arranged within regions of the corresponding first-type subgroups that are arranged along the first axis to have the respective first lengths,
• the second-type elements arranged within regions of the corresponding second-type subgroups that are arranged along the second axis to have the respective second lengths, and
• graphical representations of the acquired statistical variables along the third axis, each of the graphical representations of the acquired statistical variables being disposed correspondingly to a respective one of the first-type elements arranged along the first axis and a respective one of the second-type elements arranged along the second axis.

A statistical variable display apparatus comprising:

• subgroup acquisition means for acquiring first-type subgroups and second-type subgroups by dividing each of plural groups into a respective one of the first-type subgroups and a respective one of the second-type subgroups;
• statistical variable acquisition means for acquiring a statistical variable between each of the first-type subgroups and each of the second-type subgroups;
• first-axis-relating length determination means for determining first lengths along a first axis, the first lengths being respectively allotted to the first-type subgroups;
• second-axis-relating length determination means for determining second lengths along a second axis, the second lengths being respectively allotted to the second-type subgroups, wherein the second-axis-relating length determination means determines the second length allotted to the respective one of the second-type subgroups based on the first length allotted to the respective one of the first-type subgroups;
• and
• display means for displaying
• the first-type subgroups arranged along the first axis to have the respective first lengths,
• the second-type subgroups arranged along the second axis to have the respective second lengths, and
• representations of the acquired statistical variables, each of the representations of the acquired statistical variables being disposed correspondingly to a respective one of the first-type subgroups arranged along the first axis and a respective one of the second-type subgroups arranged along the second axis.

A statistical variable display apparatus comprising:

• subgroup acquisition means for acquiring first-type subgroups and second-type subgroups from plural groups;
• element acquisition means for acquiring first-type elements belonging to the first-type subgroups and second-type elements belonging to the second-type subgroups;
• statistical variable acquisition means for acquiring a statistical variable between each of the first-type elements and each of the second-type elements;
• first-axis-relating length determination means or determining first lengths along a first axis, the first lengths being respectively allotted to the first-type subgroups;
• second-axis-relating length determination means for determining second lengths along a second axis, the second lengths being respectively allotted to the second-type subgroups;
• and
• display means for displaying, in a coordinate system having the first axis and the second axis,
• the first-type elements arranged within regions of the corresponding first-type subgroups that are arranged along the first axis to have the respective first lengths,
• the second-type elements arranged within regions of the corresponding second-type subgroups that are arranged along the second axis to have the respective second lengths, and
• representations of the acquired statistical variables, each of the representations of the acquired statistical variables being disposed correspondingly to a respective one of the first-type elements arranged along the first axis and a respective one of the second-type elements arranged along the second axis.