Data visualisation tool

A method of rapidly configuring a data visualisation tool for enabling a user to carry out a desired analysis function to identify trends within stored data sets, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of base model database tables in a very large database, each base model table being configured to store predetermined data variables relating to a previously implemented complex function and having one or more predetermined base analysis fields associated with each table;
• presenting to the user a plurality of the predetermined base analysis fields for user selection to configure the desired analysis function on the data sets;
• reading out the data stored in the base model tables in the selected base analysis fields in accordance with the desired analysis function;
• and
• conducting further processing on the data to create a base analysis result comprising other composite selected base analysis fields in accordance with the desired analysis function.

A computer readable data carrier comprising a computer program for generating instructions for causing a computer to perform a method of rapidly configuring a data visualisation tool for enabling a user to carry out a desired analysis function to identify trends within stored data sets, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of base model database tables in a very large database, each base model table being configured to store predetermined data variables relating to a previously implemented complex function and having one or more predetermined base analysis fields associated with each table;
• presenting to the user a plurality of the predetermined base analysis fields for user selection to configure the desired analysis function on the data sets;
• reading out the data stored in the base model tables in the selected base analysis fields in accordance with the desired analysis function;
• and
• conducting further processing on the data to create a base analysis result comprising other composite selected base analysis fields in accordance with the desired analysis function.

A data visualisation tool for analysing at least one set of data, to identify trends within the set of data, or between two or more sets of data;

• the tool being hosted by a third party remotely from a user, such that the user may conduct an analysis and view an analysis result remotely;
• the data visualisation tool comprising:
• a very large database comprising the set of data;
• an analysis module arranged to analyse data using a table relating to a particular commercial area of interest;
• the table comprising a pre-defined set of analysis fields, each analysis field relating to a particular characteristic of a subject to which the data relates and being user selectable to configure an analysis rapidly;
• wherein the analysis module is arranged to combine the results for two or more user-selected individual analysis fields in order to identify trends within the data set, or between two or more data sets.