Patent ID: 8229678

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for analyzing, for each particle, particle data from a particle analyzer, the method comprising the steps of: receiving particle data for each particle at a computer; transforming the particle data for each particle with the computer using at least one transform that provides: a first transformation according to a weighted combination of a first mathematical function and a logarithmic function for positive particle data values, wherein said transformation corresponds to the first mathematical function for positive particle data values approaching zero; and a second transformation corresponding to a second mathematical function for negative particle data values, to generate transformed data; and outputting the transformed data, wherein the at least one transform comprises the steps of: (a) multiplying the first mathematical function by a first weight function; (b) multiplying the logarithmic function by a second weight function; and (c) summing the results of steps (a) and (b), and wherein the first weight function is continuous over a range in particle data values (0, +∞), and monotonically decreases from 1 to 0 over a range (0, +∞) in particle data values.