Method and apparatus for creating a predictive model

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions for a method for creating a predictive model, the computer readable medium comprising the steps of:

• determining trends and patterns in electronic data, using at least a first machine language algorithm;
• refining the determination of the algorithm;
• searching for social models that describe the identified trends and patterns using at least a second machine language algorithm;
• verifying causal links;
• constructing at least one model about human node behavior and interactions;
• utilizing the social models to do at least one of the following:
• validate hypotheses, predict future behavior, and examine hypothetical scenarios;
• automatically updating predictions when new data is introduced;
• using probabilistic techniques to learn hierarchical structure in unstructured text;
• continuously updating a set of themes;
• examining grammatical rules of each component of text;
• matching grammatical constituents to semantic roles;
• and,
• reorganizing data into clusters of entities with common attributes.