Patent Document ID: 20130204831
Application ID: 13668246
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method to identify a relationship between pairs of variables in a dataset, comprising: searching the dataset using a machine having a hardware element to identify a pair of variables that have a relationship with one another by: (a) iteratively evaluating combinations of placements of a fixed number of vertical and horizontal partitions of a two-dimensional scatterplot of the data, each combination of vertical (y) and horizontal (x) partitions representing a grid of cells upon which data in the scatterplot induce a probability distribution whose mutual information score can be calculated; (b) based on the mutual information scores, identifying a grid that results in a highest mutual information score; (c) repeating steps (a)-(b) for each x-by-y grid resolution up to a maximal grid resolution; and (d) storing, in a matrix, and for each grid resolution, a normalized highest mutual information score.