Patent ID: 8447763
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
1. A method for numbering antecedents by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a nontransitory computer-readable medium comprises: providing an outcome by an executable instruction stored on the nontransitory computer-readable medium, a plurality of contributing antecedents, and a plurality of preceding antecedents; categorizing, by an executable instruction stored on the nontransitory computer-readable medium, antecedents and the outcome in cohorts; assigning, by an executable instruction stored on the nontransitory computer-readable medium, of a unique indexing number for each outcome and antecedent, wherein the unique indexing number is a number set comprising a contributor line number, a cohort number, a combination number, and a counterpart sequence number; calculating, by an executable instruction stored on the nontransitory computer-readable medium, of contributor line number, wherein the contributor line number of the antecedent is determined by an antecedent formula dependent on the contributor line number assigned to the outcome; and calculating, by an executable instruction stored on the nontransitory computer-readable medium, the contributor line number for each antecedent using the following formula: where M