Patent ID: 8682756

Claim:
A method for generating a visualization, comprising: receiving, from a user via an input device, a request to complete a tax form, wherein the tax form comprises a first field; presenting the user with a first tax query and a second tax query corresponding to the first field; receiving, from the user, a first response corresponding to the first query and a second response corresponding to the second query; determining, by a processor, a first value corresponding to the first field using a decision tree corresponding to the first field, the first response, and the second response; generating, by the processor, a completed tax form, wherein the completed tax form comprises the first value in the first field; generating, by the processor and based on the determination, a visualization corresponding to the first field, wherein the visualization graphically depicts a relationship between the first value and at least one selected from a group consisting of the first response and the second response; displaying the completed tax form on a display device; and displaying the visualization on the display device with the completed tax form in a manner that depicts a relationship between the visualization and the first value.