Patent ID: 8560377

Claim:
A method of operating a computer-implemented rating system having access to a database populated with data concerning properties of each entity in an entity class comprising a plurality of entities, the method comprising the steps of: entering, through an interface of the computer-implemented rating system, user-selected performance indicators associated with one or more of the properties; computing a rating for each of the user-selected performance indicators for each entity in the entity class using a processor executing code, the executing code being operative to perform the steps of: applying at least the user-selected performance indicators to a rating algorithm; dividing the entity class into at least three approximately equal number of entities; and for each of the performance indicator ratings of a first entity: sorting the performance indicator rating of the first entity relative to a respective performance indicator of the other entities in the entity class; mapping the sorted results to one of the at least two divisions of the entity class, whereby the sorted results are included in a first division having entities with the performance indicator rating that underperforms other entities in the entity class, and a second division having entities with the performance indicator rating that outperforms other entities in the entity class; filtering, from the sorted results, one or more performance indicator ratings of the first entity having rating values that are statistically closer to the mean or median respective performance indicators of the other entities in the entity class, relative to the sorted results that are mapped to at least one of the first division and the second division; presenting, through the interface and in relation to one or more historical values, information relating to the user-selected performance indicators that comprise the performance indicator ratings of the first entity that are (a) in the first and second divisions and (b) that reflect a statistically significant departure from the respective performance indicator of the other entities in the entity class; excluding from presentation through the interface the one or more performance indicator ratings of the first entity having rating values that are statistically closer to the mean or median respective performance indicators of the other entities in the entity class, relative to the sorted results that are mapped to at least one of the first division and the second division; and identifying the presented information as belonging to the first and second divisions, respectively.