摘要 |
The present invention is an improved computational method and system of empirical induction that can be used to arrive at generalized conclusions an d make predictions involving longitudinal associations between and among variables and events. Empirical induction is used to gain scientific knowledge, to develop and evaluate treatments and other interventions, and t o help make predictions and decisions. The invention, which is distinct from a nd often complementary to the statistical method, is applied to repeated measur es and multiple time-series data and can be used to quantify, discover, analyze , and describe longitudinal associations for individual real and conceptual entities. Major improvements include provisions to define Boolean independen t events and Boolean dependent events and to apply analysis parameters such as episode length and episode criterion for both independent and dependent variables, persistence after independent events, and delay and persistence after Boolean independent events.
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