Process for determining, scaling, providing, comparative information in accurate, useful, easily recognized, and understandable manner

An electronic device capable of creating a multiple-axis graph for a plurality of data sets, the multiple-axis graph having a first reference axis, a plurality of second reference axes independent and parallel to the first reference axis, and a shared axis intersecting the first and second reference axes, each of the data sets having a plurality of data points, each of the data points including a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate, said electronic device comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium for storing the data sets;
• a user interface for allowing user input of an input instruction associated with the data sets;
• a reader coupled to said user interface to receive the input instruction, and reading the data sets in accordance with the input instruction;
• an E-value calculating module coupled to said reader, and which, for each of the data sets, calculates an E-value, the E-value being a value calculated from a scaled function with first coordinate of one of the data points of the data set that has a minimum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the data set that has a maximum value, the E-value indicating a range of values of the first coordinates of the data points of the data set;
• a boundary-setting module coupled to said E-value calculating module to set boundaries of each of the first and second reference axes by
• designating the data set, whose E-value is the lar est amon the E-values of the data sets, as a first data set, and remaining ones of the data sets as second data sets,
• setting a first boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of one of the data points of the first data set having a maximum value, and a second boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the first data set having a minimum value,
• setting first and second boundaries of each of the second reference axis by designating, for each of the second data sets, the first coordinate of one of the data points having a maximum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points having a minimum value as an initial first boundary and an initial second boundary of the second reference axis, respectively, and by adjusting one of the initial first boundary and the initial second boundary of the second reference axis to thereby obtain a final first boundary and a final second boundary of the second reference axis, so that a final E-value calculated with the final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis corresponds to the E-value of the first data set;
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• a graph-presenting module coupled to said reader and said boundary-setting module, said graph-presenting module plotting on a same coordinate plane the data points of the first data set with reference to the first reference axis and the shared axis, and the data points of the second data sets with reference to the second reference axes and the shared axis.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable data storage medium including program instructions for causing an electronic device to execute consecutive steps of a machine-implemented process for determining, scaling, providing, and presenting comparative information, said machine-implemented process comprising:

• creating a multiple-axis graph for a plurality of data sets, the multiple-axis graph having a first reference axis, a plurality of second reference axes independent and parallel to the first reference axis, and a shared axis intersecting the first and second reference axes, wherein each of the data sets has a plurality of data points, and each of the data points includes a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate;
• reading the data sets;
• calculating an E-value by electronic device for each of the data sets, the E-value being a value calculated from a scaled function with the first coordinate of one of the data points of the data set that has a minimum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the data set that has a maximum value, the E-value indicating a range of values of the first coordinates of the data points of the data set;
• designating the data set, whose E-value is the largest among the E-values of the data sets, as a first data set;
• designating remaining ones of the data sets as second data sets;
• setting a first boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of one of the data points of the first data set having a maximum value, and a second boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the first data set having a minimum value;
• setting first and second boundaries of each of the second reference axis by
• for each of the second data sets, designating the first coordinate of one of the data points having a maximum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points having a minimum value as an initial first boundary and an initial second boundary of the second reference axis, respectively, and
• adjusting one of the initial first boundary and the initial second boundary of the second reference axis to thereby obtain a final first boundary and a final second boundary of the second reference axis, so that a final E-value calculated with the final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis corresponds to the E-value of the first data set;
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• plotting, on a same coordinate plane, the data points of the first data set with reference to the first reference axis and the shared axis, and the data points of the second data sets with reference to the second reference axes, respectively, and the shared axis.

A process for determining, scaling, providing, and presenting comparative information, comprising:

• creating a multiple-axis graph for a plurality of data sets, the multiple-axis graph having a first reference axis, a plurality of second reference axes independent and parallel to the first reference axis, and a shared axis intersecting the first and second reference axes, wherein each of the data sets has a plurality of data points, and each of the data points includes a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate;
• reading the data sets;
• calculating an E-value by electronic device for each of the data sets, the E-value being a value calculated from a scaled function with the first coordinate of one of the data points of the data set that has a minimum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the data set that has a maximum value, the E-value indicating a range of values of the first coordinates of the data points of the data set;
• designating the data set, whose E value is the largest among the E-values of the data sets, as a first data set;
• designating remaining ones of the data sets as second data sets;
• setting a first boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of one of the data points of the first data set having a maximum value, and a second boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the first data set having a minimum value;
• setting first and second boundaries of each of the second reference axis by
• for each of the second data sets, designating the first coordinate of one of the data points having a maximum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points having a minimum value as an initial first boundary and an initial second boundary of the second reference axis, respectively, and
• adjusting one of the initial first boundary and the initial second boundary of the second reference axis to thereby obtain a final first boundary and a final second boundary of the second reference axis, so that a final E-value calculated with the final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis corresponds to the E-value of the first data set;
• and
• plotting, on a same coordinate plane, the data points of the first data set with reference to the first reference axis and the shared axis, and the data points of the second data sets with reference to the second reference axes, respectively, and the shared axis.

A machine-implemented process for determining, scaling, providing, and presenting comparative information, comprising:

• creating a multiple-axis graph for a plurality of data sets, the multiple-axis graph having a first reference axis, a plurality of second reference axes independent and parallel to the first reference axis, and a shared axis intersecting the first and second reference axes, wherein each of the data sets has a plurality of data points, and each of the data points includes a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate;
• reading the data sets;
• calculating an E-value by electronic device for each of the data sets, the E-value being a value calculated from a scaled function with the first coordinate of one of the data points of the data set that has a minimum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the data set that has a maximum value, the E-value indicating a range of values of the first coordinates of the data points of the data set, the E-value for each of the data sets being calculated by
• subtracting the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value from the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value to thereby obtain a difference, determining which of an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value is larger, setting the larger absolute value as a multiplier, and multiplying the difference by an inverse of the multiplier, or
• determining which of an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value is larger, setting the larger absolute value as a multiplier, and subtracting a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an inverse of the multiplier from a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value and the inverse of the multiplier;
• designating the data set, whose E-value is the lar est amon the E-values of the data sets, as a first data set;
• designating remaining ones of the data sets as second data sets;
• setting a first boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of one of the data points of the first data set having a maximum value, and a second boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the first data set having a minimum value;
• setting first and second boundaries of each of the second reference axis by
• for each of the second data sets, designating the first coordinate of one of the data points having a maximum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points having a minimum value as an initial first boundary and an initial second boundary of the second reference axis, respectively, and
• adjusting one of the initial first boundary and the initial second boundary of the second reference axis to thereby obtain a final first boundary and a final second boundary of the second reference axis, so that a final E-value calculated with the final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis corresponds to the E-value of the first data set;
• and
• plotting, in a same coordinate plane, the data points of the first data set with reference to the first reference axis and the shared axis, and the data points of the second data sets with reference to the second reference axes, respectively, and the shared axis;
• wherein,
• when an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is not less than an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value, the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is designated as the final first boundary of the second reference axis, and a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value and a ratio value obtained between the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value and the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value is designated as the final second boundary of the second reference axis;
• wherein, when the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is less than the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value, the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value is designated as the final second boundary of the second reference axis, and a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value and a ratio value obtained between the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value and the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value is designated as the final first boundary of the second reference axis;
• wherein, when an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value is not less than an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value, the ratio value is obtained by dividing the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value by the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value, and when the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value is less than the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value, the ratio value is obtained by dividing the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value by the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value;
• wherein, the process is performed for each of the second reference axes to assure that all second reference axes have the same E-value as the first data set does, and, after the process for the first data set is performed, it is not necessary to perform the process again when performing the process for second data sets.

An electronic device capable of creating a multiple-axis graph for a plurality of data sets, the multiple-axis graph having a first reference axis, a plurality of second reference axes independent and parallel to the first reference axis, and a shared axis intersecting the first and second reference axes, each of the data sets having a plurality of data points, each of the data points including a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate, said electronic device comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium for storing the data sets;
• a user interface for allowing user input of an input instruction associated with the data sets;
• a reader coupled to said user interface to receive the input instruction, and reading the data sets in accordance with the input instruction, said reader being adapted to be coupled to a database that stores the data sets and the input instruction received from said user interface causes said reader to read the data sets in said database;
• an E-value calculating module coupled to said reader, and which, for each of the data sets, calculates an E-value, the E-value being a value calculated from a scaled function with first coordinate of one of the data points of the data set that has a minimum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the data set that has a maximum value, the E-value indicating a range of values of the first coordinates of the data points the data set, said E-value calculating module calculating the E-value by
• subtracting the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value from the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value to thereby obtain a difference, determining which of an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value is larger, setting the larger absolute value as a multiplier, and multiplying the difference by an inverse of the multiplier, or
• determining which of an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value is larger, setting the larger absolute value as a multiplier, and subtracting a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an inverse of the multiplier from a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value and the inverse of the multiplier;
• a boundary-setting module coupled to said E-value calculating module to set boundaries of each of the first and second reference axes by
• designating the data set, whose E-value is the largest among the E-values of the data sets, as a first data set, and remaining ones of the data sets as second data sets,
• setting a first boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of one of the data points of the first data set having a maximum value, and a second boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the first data set having a minimum value, and
• setting first and second boundaries of each of the second reference axis by designating, for each of the second data sets, the first coordinate of one of the data points having a maximum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points having a minimum value as an initial first boundary and an initial second boundary of the second reference axis, respectively, and by adjusting one of the initial first boundary and the initial second boundary of the second reference axis to thereby obtain final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis, so that a final E-value calculated with the final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis corresponds to the E-value of the first data set;
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• a graph-presenting module coupled to said reader and said boundary-setting module, said graph-presenting module plotting on a same coordinate plane the data points of the first data set with reference to the first reference axis and the shared axis, and the data points of the second data sets with reference to the second reference axes and the shared axis;
• wherein,
• when an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is not less than an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value, the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is designated as the final first boundary of the second reference axis, and a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value and a ratio value obtained between the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value and the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value is designated as the final second boundary of the second reference axis,
• wherein, when the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is less than the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value, the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value is designated as the final second boundary of the second reference axis, and a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value and a ratio value obtained between the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value and the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value is designated as the final first boundary of the second reference axis;
• wherein, when an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value is not less than an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value, said boundary-setting module obtains the ratio value by dividing the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value by the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value, and when the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value is less than the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value, said boundary-setting module obtains the ratio value by dividing the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value by the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data having the minimum value;
• wherein, the process is performed for each of the second reference axes to assure that all second reference axes have the same E-value as the first data set does, and, after the process for the first data set is performed, it is not necessary to perform the process again when performing the adjustment for the second data sets.

A process for determining, scaling, providing, and presenting comparative information, comprising:

• creating a multiple-axis graph for a plurality of data sets, the multiple-axis graph having a first reference axis, a plurality of second reference axes independent and parallel to the first reference axis, and a shared axis intersecting the first and second reference axes, wherein each of the data sets has a plurality of data points, and each of the data points includes a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate;
• reading the data sets;
• calculating an E-value by electronic device for each of the data sets, the E-value being a value calculated from a scaled function of a range of values of the first coordinates with the first coordinate of one of the data points of the data set that has a minimum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the data set that has a maximum value, the E-value indicatin a range of values of the first coordinates of the data points of the data set, the E-value for each of the data sets being calculated by
• subtracting the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value from the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value to thereby obtain a difference, determining which of an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value is larger, setting the larger absolute value as a multiplier, and multiplying the difference by an inverse of the multiplier, or
• determining which of an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value is larger, setting the larger absolute value as a multiplier, and subtracting a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the minimum value and an inverse of the multiplier from a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the data set with the maximum value and the inverse of the multiplier;
• designating the data set, whose E-value is the largest among the E-values of the data sets, as a first data set;
• designating remaining ones of the data sets as second data sets;
• setting a first boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of one of the data points of the first data set having a maximum value, and a second boundary of the first reference axis to be equal to the first coordinate of another one of the data points of the first data set having a minimum value;
• setting first and second boundaries of each of the second reference axis by
• for each of the second data sets, designating the first coordinate of one of the data points having a maximum value and the first coordinate of another one of the data points having a minimum value as an initial first boundary and an initial second boundary of the second reference axis, respectively, and
• adjusting one of the initial first boundary and the initial second boundary of the second reference axis to thereby obtain a final first boundary and a final second boundary of the second reference axis, so that a final E-value calculated with the final first and final second boundaries of the second reference axis corresponds to the E-value of the first data set;
• and
• plotting, on a same coordinate plane, the data points of the first data set with reference to the first reference axis and the shared axis, and the data points of the second data sets with reference to the second reference axes, respectively, and the shared axis;
• wherein,
• when an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is not less than an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value, the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is designated as the final first boundary of the second reference axis, and a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value and a ratio value obtained between the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value and the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value is designated as the final second boundary of the second reference axis;
• wherein, when the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the maximum value is less than the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value, the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value is designated as the final second boundary of the second reference axis, and a product of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the second data set having the minimum value and a ratio value obtained between the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value and the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value is designated as the final first boundary of the second reference axis;
• wherein, when an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value is not less than an absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value, the ratio value is obtained by dividing the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value by the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value, and when the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value is less than the absolute value of the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value, the ratio value is obtained by dividing the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the maximum value by the first coordinate of said one of the data points of the first data set having the minimum value.