Patent Document ID: 7493324
Application ID: 11293242
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A processor implemented method of comparing an investigated entity to a reference entity, the method comprising: augmenting a plurality of data points that correspond to a variable or characteristic of the investigated entity or the reference entity by creating a target variable whose value is indicative of whether the respective data point is associated with the investigated entity or the reference entity; performing logistic regression using said processor upon the augmented data points with the target variable used as a dependent variable in performing the logistic regression; receiving from the logistic regression a plurality of standardized values of regression coefficients for the submitted variables; identifying variables whose standardized values exceed a specified threshold and are thereby considered significant; determining a difference between the standardized value of the investigated entity and the standardized values of the reference entity for at least one of the identified variables in order to compare the investigated entity to the reference entity; and providing an output based upon a comparison of the investigated entity to the reference entity.