Nonlinear models for member searching

A computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when performed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receive a search query;
• obtain, from a database of an online social networking system, member data of a member of the online social networking system;
• for each of a plurality of nonlinear models, traverse the nonlinear model based on a comparison of individual characteristics to an associated condition to obtain a score, wherein, among the nonlinear models, at least one characteristic is an inferred characteristic based on at least one of:
• activities by the member in the online social networking system;
• and connections by the member in the online social networking system;
• combine the scores obtained from each of the nonlinear models to obtain a combined score;
• and
• cause a user interface to display information related to the member based, at least in part on the combined score.

A system, comprising:

• a computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when performed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receive a search query;
• obtain, from a database of an online social networking system, member data of a member of the online social networking system;
• for each of a plurality of nonlinear models, traverse the nonlinear model based on a comparison of individual characteristics to an associated condition to obtain a score, wherein, among the nonlinear models, at least one characteristic is an inferred characteristic based on at least one of:
• activities by the member in the online social networking system;
• and connections by the member in the online social networking system;
• combine the scores obtained from each of the nonlinear models to obtain a combined score;
• and
• cause a user interface to display information related to the member based, at least in part on the combined score.