摘要 |
A computer-implemented method of matching data sets against a desired data set characteristic. First and second data sets comprising first and second sets of attributes respectively are received. A predetermined data set characterisation scheme is selected from a plurality of such schemes. The selected scheme corresponds to a set of desired attributes indicative of the strength of a match against the desired characteristic. The desired attributes corresponding to the selected scheme are identified. Weighting indicators indicating a relative weighting of each of the desired attributes is retrieved from a database. The desired attributes are matched with attributes in the first and second sets. The first and second sets are ranked in relation to the scheme on the basis of the matching and the retrieved set of weighting indicators. A report identifying the first and second sets and the relative rank of the sets in relation to the scheme is generated. |