Inferring a state of a system over time

An apparatus comprising a processor, non-transitory memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

• receive biomedical measurement data, wherein said biomedical measurement data relates to at least one indicator of a system of interest and comprises at least two indicator values being indicative of the state of the system of interest and wherein said indicator values are measured at different time points,
• calculate at least one measure of goodness for said indicator by using at least one control state value of said indicator and at least one comparison state value of said indicator, wherein a measure of goodness is configured to indicate, as an index number, an ability of the indicator to differentiate between control and comparison states;
• calculate difference values for said measured at least two indicator values with reference to control and comparison states, wherein a difference value is configured to indicate a probability of whether the state of the system of interest is closer to the control state or the comparison state, and
• produce a progress indicator for said indicator, wherein said progress indicator displays a change in value of said indicator over time and wherein at least one dimension of said progress indicator is determined on the basis of said at least one measure of goodness so that the progress indicator is larger if a value of a measure of goodness is large, and smaller if the value measure of goodness is small.

A system comprising at least one processor, non-transitory memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to:

• receive biomedical measurement data, wherein said biomedical measurement data relates to at least one indicator of a system of interest and comprises at least two indicator values being indicative of the state of the system of interest and wherein said indicator values are measured at different time points,
• calculate at least one measure of goodness for said indicator by using at least one control state value of said indicator and at least one comparison state value of said indicator, wherein a measure of goodness is configured to indicate, as an index number, an ability of the indicator to differentiate between control and comparison states;
• calculate difference values for said measured at least two indicator values with reference to control and comparison states, wherein a difference value is configured to indicate a probability of whether the state of the system of interest is closer to the control state or the comparison state, and
• produce a progress indicator for said indicator, wherein said progress indicator displays a change in value of said indicator over time and wherein at least one dimension of said progress indicator is determined on the basis of said at least one measure of goodness so that the progress indicator is larger if a value of a measure of goodness is large, and smaller if the value measure of goodness is small.

A computer program product stored on a non-transient computer readable medium and executable in a data processing device, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer program code section for
• receiving biomedical measurement data, wherein said biomedical measurement data relates to at least one indicator of a system of interest and comprises at least two indicator values being indicative of the state of the system of interest and wherein said indicator values are measured at different time points,
• calculating at least one measure of goodness for said indicator by using at least one control state value of said indicator and at least one comparison state value of said indicator, wherein a measure of goodness is configured to indicate, as an index number, an ability of the indicator to differentiate between control and comparison states;
• calculating difference values for said measured at least two indicator values with reference to control and comparison states, wherein a difference value is configured to indicate a probability of whether the state of the system of interest is closer to the control state or the comparison state, and
• produce a progress indicator for said indicator, wherein said progress indicator displays a change in value of said indicator over time and wherein at least one dimension of said progress indicator is determined on the basis of said at least one measure of goodness so that the progress indicator is larger if a value of a measure of goodness is large, and smaller if the value measure of goodness is small.