Applying analytic patterns to data

At least one computer-readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method comprising:

• receiving a first user input selecting a component encoding an analytic pattern;
• receiving a second user input entering one or more declarative statements and modifying the analytic pattern to reflect the one or more declarative statements;
• specifying a data source for at least one data connector of the selected component;
• receiving a third user input specifying filter criteria to be applied to data from the specified data source to obtain filtered data;
• executing the selected component on the filtered data to produce an interactive visualization of at least one result by evaluating the filtered data and the analytic pattern, the executing including evaluating the filtered data according to the one or more declarative statements entered by the second user input;
• receiving a fourth user input specifying further filter criteria to be applied to the data from the specified data source to obtain further filtered data;
• and
• responsive to receiving the fourth user input, automatically re-executing the selected component on the further filtered data with the one or more declarative statements entered by the second user input.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• provide a user interface comprising a menu of reusable components encoding corresponding analytic patterns,
• receive a first user input identifying a selected reusable component from the menu, wherein the selected reusable component encodes a selected analytic pattern corresponding to the selected reusable component, the selected analytic pattern comprising a mathematical operation,
• receive a second user input specifying a data source of at least one data connector of the selected reusable component,
• evaluate the selected analytic pattern comprising the mathematical operation on data from the specified data source to obtain a result,
• receive a third user input specifying filter criteria to be applied to the data from the specified data source to obtain filtered data,
• responsive to receipt of the third user input, automatically re-evaluate the selected analytic pattern comprising the mathematical operation on the filtered data to obtain a further result, and
• automatically update the user interface to reflect the further result responsive to receipt of the third user input.