Before revision:  Results suggest the Mapper graph captures salient patterns in firms ' patenting histories, and our measures of their uniqueness (the type and length of "flares" ) are correlated with firms' financial performances in a statistically and economically significant manner.
After revision:  Results suggest the Mapper graph captures salient patterns in firms ' patenting histories, and our measures of their uniqueness (the type and length of "flares" in the Mapper graph, perform better. This association is statistically and economically significant manner.