Patent Document ID: 7930262
Application ID: 11874382

Base Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for performing analysis on a plurality of data stored in a database, the computer implemented method comprising: generating a first cohort from the plurality of data; generating an optimal control cohort from the plurality of data, wherein generating is performed based on the first cohort and at least one constraint, and wherein a mathematical process is used to derive the optimal control cohort; generating a first inference based on a comparison of the first cohort to the optimal control cohort, wherein the first inference is absent from the database; storing the first inference; receiving an I th query at the database regarding an I th fact, wherein I is an integer reflecting how many times a recursion process has been conducted, wherein the I th fact becomes a compound fact that includes multiple sub-facts on a subsequent iteration of the recursion process; establishing the I th fact as a frame of reference for the I th query based on the first cohort and based on the optimal control cohort; applying an I th set of rules to the I th query, wherein the I th set of rules is determined for the I th query according to a J th set of rules, wherein J is equal to I−1, wherein the I th set of rules determines how the plurality of data are to be compared to the I th fact, and wherein the first set of rules determines an I th search space for the I th query; executing the I th query to generate a second inference, wherein the second inference is determined from comparing the plurality of data according to the I th set of rules; storing the second inference; and evaluating a hypothesis within a research study based on the first cohort, the optimal control cohort, the first inference, and the second inference performed by a processor.

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Claim 5:
5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the database comprises a plurality of divergent data, wherein the plurality of divergent data includes a plurality of cohort data, wherein each datum of the database is conformed to the dimensions of the database, wherein each datum of the plurality of data has associated metadata and an associated key, wherein the associated metadata comprises data regarding cohorts associated with the corresponding datum, data regarding hierarchies associated with the corresponding datum, data regarding a corresponding source of the datum, and data regarding probabilities associated with integrity, reliability, and importance of each associated datum.