Patent ID: 7248263

Claim:
A method for displaying data in a graphical format, comprising: a) storing graphable data sets, each data set having a plurality of data points, each data point having a first variable value and a second variable value; b) displaying a graph outline in a first frame of a display, the graph outline comprising: a first axis spanning a range of first axis values representative of the first variable; and a second axis spanning a range of second axis values representative of the second variable, dependent upon the first variable; c) retrieving a first of the graphical data sets; d) selecting a first multiplier to apply to the second variable values of the first data set; e) displaying the first multiplier in a second frame of the display; f) multiplying each second variable value of the first data set by the first multiplier whereby a multiplied first data set is generated having multiplied second variable values; g) determining if all of the multiplied second variable values of the multiplied first data set are within the range of second axis values; h) if all of the multiplied second variable values of the multiplied first data set are within the range of second axis values, plotting the multiplied first data set within the graph outline; and i) if not all of the multiplied second variable values of the multiplied first data set are within the range of second axis values: receiving a user instruction selecting a new multiplier; multiplying each second variable value of the first data set by the new multiplier whereby a newly multiplied first data set is generated having newly multiplied second variable values; determining if all of the newly multiplied second variable values of the newly multiplied first data set are within the range of second axis values; and if all of the newly multiplied second variable values of the newly multiplied first data set are within the range of second axis values. plotting the newly multiplied first data set within the graph outline; and i) displaying a fit indicator in the second frame of the display, wherein the fit indicator indicates a relationship between a range of the multiplied second variable values and the range of second axis values.