US 6,516,288 B2 · Method and system to construct action coordination profiles

Abstract

Action coordination profiles are part of a platform data processing technology that is distinct from but often complementary to the statistical method. It uses repeated measures or time series data to measure interactions (longitudinal associations, temporal contingencies) between and among variables or sets of variables for individuals. The interaction measures show how individual complex systems may control and regulate themselves, of how two or more individual systems may interact, of how complex systems may be controlled or affected by their environments including treatments, and of how individual systems may control or affect their environments. The systems can be object of investigation such as brains, organisms, patients, economies, investment markets, populations, machines, or processes. The actions can be physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, mental, or social. This invention can be used to help inform the process of building mathematical models. This invention also can be said to help make data speak by drawing generalized conclusions and making predictions about how individuals function and interact with their environments. Action coordination profiles and any resulting models can help advance basic and applied science.

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A method to construct at least one profile representing how actions of an object of investigation are coordinated, the method utilizing a computer or computer system programmed to:

process repeated measures or time series data for two or more variables or sets of variables to form dichotomous series or sets of dichotomous series that show the presence or absence of independent events on each of two or more measurement occasions, each variable or set of variables being used to construct one or more rows or columns for one dimension of an action coordination profile;
process repeated measures or time series data for two or more variables or sets of variables to form dichotomous series or sets of dichotomous series that show the presence or absence of dependent events on each of two or more measurement occasions, each variable or set of variables being used to construct one or more rows or columns for a second dimension of an action coordination profile;
compute values of measures such as longitudinal association scores, benefit/harm scores, measures derived from longitudinal association scores, or summaries of any such scores or measures for cells formed by combining rows and columns for independent and dependent events thereby constructing an action coordination profile or set of action coordination profiles.

A computer or computational system to construct at least one profile representing how the actions of an object of investigation are coordinated, the system comprising:

means to process repeated measures or time series data for two or more variables or sets of variables to form dichotomous series or sets of dichotomous series that show the presence or absence of independent events on each of two or more measurement occasions, each variable or set of variables being used to construct one or more rows or columns for one dimension of an action coordination profile;
means to process repeated measures or time series data for two or more variables or sets of variables to form dichotomous series or sets of dichotomous series that show the presence or absence of dependent events on each of two or more measurement occasions, each variable or set of variables being used to construct one or more rows or columns for a second dimension of an action coordination profile;
means to compute values of measures such as longitudinal association scores, benefit/harm scores, measures derived from longitudinal association scores, or summaries of any such scores or measures for cells formed by combining rows and columns for independent and dependent events thereby constructing an action coordination profile or set of action coordination profiles.

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