A computer implemented method, comprising: acquiring data, corresponding to measurable parameters of particles, said acquiring data including at least one of measurements of fluorescence, light scatter or electrical impedance of said particles; identifying a coordinate point within a classification matrix to which at least some of the acquired data for an individual particle corresponds, wherein the classification matrix is framed by ranges of values associated with at least two of the measurable parameters; translating the data corresponding to the identified coordinate point by a predetermined coordinate path within the classification matrix, wherein the coordinate path is characterized by a number of units for each axis of the classification matrix; determining whether the translated data is located within a target space located at a preset location within the classification matrix, wherein the preset location includes one or more coordinate points; repeating the steps of translating the data and determining whether the translated data is located within the target space for different predetermined coordinate paths within the classification matrix until one of two conclusive actions is conducted, wherein the two conclusive actions comprise: determining the translated data is located within the target space; and translating the data a preset number of predetermined coordinate paths without determining the translated data is located within the target space; upon determining the translated data is located within the target space, categorizing the particle as an element of a particle population associated with the predetermined coordinate path by which the data was translated; and upon translating the data the preset number of predetermined coordinate paths without determining the translated data is located within the target space, performing one of two actions items, wherein the action items comprise: classifying the particle to a reject class if no other target spaces are available for evaluation; and repeating the steps of translating the data and determining whether the translated data is located within a different target space via the predetermined coordinate paths until one of the two conclusive actions is conducted. acquiring data, corresponding to measurable parameters of particles, said acquiring data including at least one of measurements of fluorescence, light scatter or electrical impedance of said particles; identifying a coordinate point within a classification matrix to which at least some of the acquired data for an individual particle corresponds, wherein the classification matrix is framed by ranges of values associated with at least two of the measurable parameters; translating the data corresponding to the identified coordinate point by a predetermined coordinate path within the classification matrix, wherein the coordinate path is characterized by a number of units for each axis of the classification matrix; determining whether the translated data is located within a target space located at a preset location within the classification matrix, wherein the preset location includes one or more coordinate points; repeating the steps of translating the data and determining whether the translated data is located within the target space for different predetermined coordinate paths within the classification matrix until one of two conclusive actions is conducted, wherein the two conclusive actions comprise: determining the translated data is located within the target space; and translating the data a preset number of predetermined coordinate paths without determining the translated data is located within the target space; determining the translated data is located within the target space; and translating the data a preset number of predetermined coordinate paths without determining the translated data is located within the target space; upon determining the translated data is located within the target space, categorizing the particle as an element of a particle population associated with the predetermined coordinate path by which the data was translated; and upon translating the data the preset number of predetermined coordinate paths without determining the translated data is located within the target space, performing one of two actions items, wherein the action items comprise: classifying the particle to a reject class if no other target spaces are available for evaluation; and repeating the steps of translating the data and determining whether the translated data is located within a different target space via the predetermined coordinate paths until one of the two conclusive actions is conducted. classifying the particle to a reject class if no other target spaces are available for evaluation; and repeating the steps of translating the data and determining whether the translated data is located within a different target space via the predetermined coordinate paths until one of the two conclusive actions is conducted.